Awarded contract

Audiology Products

Details

Value
£8,763,143.96
Topic
Primary batteries
Published
30 January 2025

Tender description

The forthcoming All-Wales contract will be for the provisions of a range of Audiology products, including both Adult and Paediatric products and associated components to all of NHS Wales. Lot 1: Adult Hearing Aids The provision of Adult hearing aids Lot 2: Paediatric Specific Hearing Aids The provision of Paediatric hearing aids Lot 3: Adult Rechargeable Hearing Aids & Accessories For the provisions of Adult Rechargeable Hearing Aids & Accessories Lot 4: Paediatric Specific Rechargeable Hearing Aids & Accessories For the provisions of Paediatric Specific Rechargeable Hearing Aids & Accessories Lot 5: Audiology Parts, Consumables & Accessories The provisions of Audiology Parts, Consumables & Accessories Lot 6: Wax Management Equipment & Consumables For the provisions of Wax Management Equipment & Consumables Lot 7: Earmoulds For the provisions of Earmoulds (e.g. Standard Mould, Open Type, ITE, Non-Allergy, Vent Options etc.) Lot 8: Batteries For the provisions of Batteries including Hearing Aid Battery (e.g. P13, P675, P312, R44-Cochlear Implant etc.) and Rechargeable Battery (e.g. AA AAA etc.) Lot 9: Bone Conduction Hearing Implants For the provisions of Bone Conduction Hearing Implants (including Middle Ear Devices), Processors & Accessories - Adult & Paediatric Lot 10: Bone Conduction Hearing Aid Devices For the provisions of Bone Conduction Hearing Aid Devices & Component Parts - Adult & Paediatric Lot 11: Cochlear Implants For the provisions of Cochlear Implants (including Auditory Brainstem Implants), Processors & Accessories – Adult & Paediatric

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 January 2025
  2. Completed: Award published30 January 2025
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About the buyer

NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership is hosted by Velindre NHS Trust and buys as a healthcare body for every health board and trust in Wales through its Procurement Services division. Tenders are advertised on Sell2Wales and run through the eTenderWales portal. Frameworks cover capital equipment, pharmaceuticals, clinical supplies, food, utilities, maintenance, IT and the commissioning of healthcare services. Local procurement teams work with each health board alongside sourcing, supply chain and accounts payable teams. Where appropriate, tenders are split into smaller lots so SMEs can bid.

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 Wales - Shared Services Partnership's contract awards have been in health and social work, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 31420000 · Primary batteries
  • 31440000 · Batteries
  • 33185000 · Hearing aids
  • 33185100 · Parts and accessories for hearing aids
  • 33185200 · Cochlear implant
  • 43323000 · Irrigation equipment

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