Open21 days left · closes 1pm, Friday 4 December 2026

Framework agreement for the provision of Dental Lab Services

University College London Hospitals NHS FT · NHS and health

In brief

University College London Hospitals NHS FT is looking for suppliers for medical supplies and healthcare work (London).

It is a framework worth up to £3,332,250 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 15 June 2027.

It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at 1pm, Friday 4 December 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
1pm, Monday 23 November 2026
Bids by
1pm, Friday 4 December 2026

How bids are scored

Quality 80% · Price Assessment 20%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 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 £3,332,250 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

A lot-based competitive flexible procedure approach to creating an open framework under PA23 with an initial duration of 3 years. The framework will cover the following lots: Lot 1 - Fixed Prosthodontics Lot 2 - Removable Prosthodontics Lot 3 - Orthodontics Lot 4 - Restorative Dentistry

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Send clarification questions before 1pm, Monday 23 November 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 1pm, Friday 4 December 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Fixed Prosthodontics
15 June 2027 to 14 June 2030
What this lot covers

• To include implant retained reconstruction • Full range of fixed appliances including tooth supported and implant-retained • Any work provided at existing or increased occluso-vertical dimension • Full mouth reconstruction • Multiple conventional and adhesive bridgework and implant-retained • Precision attachment

Healthcare services, Medical equipment and supplies£833,063
Removable prosthodontics
15 June 2027 to 14 June 2030
What this lot covers

• Full range of removable prosthodontics to include implant-retained reconstruction • Complete dentures in atrophic mandible/maxilla • 2-part dentures • Copy dentures • Obturators • Speech bulbs/lift appliance • Work for cleft/oncology cases • Cobalt chrome or acrylic dentures at existing and increased OVD • All implant retained/supported dentures (bar/ locators) • Sleep apnoea appliances • Essix retainers • Bleaching trays • Michigan style splints • Dual laminate vacuum formed splints • Surgical and radiographic templates using various radio-opaque markers

Healthcare services, Medical equipment and supplies£833,063
Orthodontics
15 June 2027 to 14 June 2030
What this lot covers

• Full Range of Removable appliances and functional appliances • Complex functional appliances (Teuscher, Van Beek, Twin Blocks with advancement screws) • Frankel appliances • Full range of Fixed appliances • Expansion devices including Rapid Maxillary Expansion

Healthcare services, Medical equipment and supplies£833,063
Restorative Dentistry
15 June 2027 to 14 June 2030
What this lot covers

This is a stand-alone lot to support the rehabilitation of patients with benign and malignant lesions of the head and neck. Treatment involves pre, intra and post-surgical and/or adjunctive treatment, for example, with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Treatment of these patients could involve provision of fixed or removable prostheses on teeth or dental implants either conforming to the current occlusion or at an increased vertical dimension of occlusion. This lot includes extra oral prostheses, including nose, eye and ear prostheses usually retained using dental implants.

Healthcare services, Medical equipment and supplies£833,063

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 102853-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 102868-2026

About the buyer

  1. Multi-Column Continuous Chromatography System and Automated Viral Inactivation System

    Cell Therapy Catapult LimitedLondonMedical equipment and supplies, Laboratory and scientific equipment

    Closing soon4 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £1.6mestimated
  2. Multi-Column Continuous Chromatography System and Automated Viral Inactivation System

    Cell Therapy Catapult LimitedLondonMedical equipment and supplies, Laboratory and scientific equipment

    Closing soon4 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £1.6mestimated
  3. National Generic Pharmaceuticals – Project Revive

    NHS EnglandNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestMedical equipment and supplies

    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £6.86mframework ceiling

From notice 102853-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 October 2026, last updated 29 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 October 2026.