Design, Furniture and Appliances 3
NHS Shared Business Services Limited · NHS and health
In brief
NHS Shared Business Services Limited has announced plans to buy medical supplies and consultancy work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
It is a framework worth up to £80,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 11 February 2028.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 12 bids per contract for this buyer (from 51 awards in the last 12 months).
Framework
Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £80,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) intends to put in place its 3rd generation Framework for the provision of design, furniture and appliances to be used by Approved Organisations for the following proposed Lots, which are under consideration during this preliminary market engagement: Lot 1.1 - Clinical and Healthcare Environment Design Provision of consultancy services for clinical and healthcare environment, including planning and design, utilisation analysis, and space planning. Lot 1.2 - Consultancy, Design and Turnkey Provision of end-to-end consultancy interior design, space planning, and turnkey delivery services. Lot 2.1 - Office and Residential Furniture Provision…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 032456-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
25Awards
7Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies
- Alliance Medical Limited1 contract
- Baywater Healthcare UK Limited1 contract
- Breas Medical Limited1 contract
- Curium Pharma UK Ltd1 contract
- Dolby Medical Home Respiratory Care Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open medical supplies tenders- £305kestimated
- £120kestimated
- £460kframework ceiling
- £12.7mestimated
- £56mestimated
From notice 032456-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.