Wheelchairs, Specialist Seating and Related Services
Details
- Buyer
- NHS Supply Chain
- Value
- £77,000,000
- Topic
- Invalid carriages, wheelchairs and associated devices
- Published
- 11 December 2024
- Submission
- 17 January 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a Framework for the supply of Wheelchairs, Specialist Seating and Related Services. Lot 1 includes powered wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs, specialist seating systems, paediatric buggies, accessories and cushions. Lot 2 includes repairs, maintenance, fully managed services and wheelchair loan services. It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be circa £19,250,000 (approximate only). The figures for the total estimated value are based on initial expenditure and include a forecast for growth. Lot 1: Wheelchairs and Specialist Seating Products Lot 1 includes the following products / sub-lots: Sub-Lot 1.1 - Powered Wheelchairs Sub-Lot 1.2 - Manual Wheelchairs Sub-Lot 1.3 - Specialist Seating Systems and Wheelbases Sub-Lot 1.4 - Paediatric Buggies Sub-Lot 1.5 - Spares and Accessories Lot 2: Wheelchair Managed Services Lot 2 includes the following services / sub-lots: Sub-Lot 2.1 - Repairs and Maintenance Sub-Lot 2.2 - Fully Managed Wheelchair Service Sub-Lot 2.3 - Wheel Chair Loan Service
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published11 December 2024Current notice
- Completed: Submission date17 January 2025
About the buyer
NHS Supply Chain buys as a central healthcare organisation, run by Supply Chain Coordination Limited on behalf of NHS England. Suppliers tender through the Jaggaer eProcurement portal, and opportunities above threshold are advertised on Find a Tender. Successful bids are listed on framework agreements managed by category teams. The NHS Core List aggregates trust demand into national contracts for standard commodities. Category teams coordinate key supply markets with NHS England and clinical networks. Procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025.
UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.
Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Supply Chain's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, food and drink and furniture and furnishings.
Relevant CPV codes
- 33193000 · Invalid carriages, wheelchairs and associated devices
- 33193100 · Invalid carriages and wheelchairs
- 33193120 · Wheelchairs
- 33193121 · Motorised wheelchairs
- 33193200 · Parts and accessories for invalid carriages and wheelchairs
- 33193220 · Parts and accessories for wheelchairs
- 33193221 · Wheelchair cushions
- 33193223 · Wheelchair seats
- 33193225 · Wheelchair tyres
- 50421100 · Repair and maintenance services of wheelchairs
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov |
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