Pre-tender

Tympanic Thermometers and Associated Consumables

Details

Value
£165,000
Topic
Medical consumables
Published
2 October 2026
Submission
23 November 2026in 2 months

Tender description

The Trust is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise to gain a better understanding of the current market for tympanic thermometers and associated disposable probe covers. The information gathered will help inform the development of the procurement strategy, specification, evaluation criteria and overall requirement. This engagement does not constitute a commitment to commence a procurement process and is intended solely to gather market intelligence and supplier feedback. The Trust is interested in understanding the range of tympanic thermometer solutions currently available, including device functionality, clinical performance, technological developments and options for deployment across a variety of healthcare settings, including inpatient wards, outpatient departments, emergency care areas and theatre services. Through this pre-market engagement, the Trust aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the available market solutions, supplier capabilities, emerging innovations and potential procurement options in order to inform the future procurement of tympanic thermometers and associated probe covers. The Trust will contact all suppliers who participated once the pre‑market engagement has closed, to arrange a supplier feedback meeting. We expect these meetings to take place before 11 December 2026.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published2 October 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS trust that runs the Gloucestershire NHS Procurement Shared Service on behalf of itself and two partner organisations. The shared service also buys for Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company and Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. Suppliers register on the Trust's e-tendering portal to view and respond to live opportunities. Larger contracts are also advertised through Find a Tender. Awarded contracts generally run on standard NHS terms and conditions.

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 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, repair and maintenance and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 33140000 · Medical consumables
  • 38412000 · Thermometers

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