Awarded contract

Supply of Critical Care Ventilators and Associated Support Services (Dräger Evita V800)

Details

Buyer: NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership
Supplier(s): DRAEGER MEDICAL UK LIMITED
Value: £281,008.42
Topic: Ventilators
Published: 4 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The contract is for the supply, installation and commissioning of critical care ventilators and associated equipment for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The procurement includes eight Dräger Evita V800 ventilators, associated trolleys, gas supply equipment, accessories, service contracts, extended warranties and technical training. The equipment is intended to support intensive care and respiratory care services and replace existing end-of-life ventilator assets. The contract was awarded through NHS Supply Chain Framework Agreement 2026/S 000-008108 in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The total contract value is 281,008.42 GBP excluding VAT. Lot 1: The contract is for the supply, installation and commissioning of critical care ventilators and associated equipment for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The procurement includes eight Dräger Evita V800 ventilators, associated trolleys, gas supply equipment, accessories, service contracts, extended warranties and technical training. The equipment is intended to support intensive care and respiratory care services and replace existing end-of-life ventilator assets. The contract was awarded through NHS Supply Chain Framework Agreement 2026/S 000-008108 in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The total contract value is 281,008.42 GBP excluding VAT.

Timeline

Completed: Award date2 July 2026
Completed: Award published4 August 2026
Current notice

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

39714100 · Ventilators

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov