AwardedAwarded 30 June 2026

Spinal, Blood Collection Needles and Associated Products

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust awarded medical supplies work to B. Braun Medical Limited, Crest Medical Ltd and Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited and 12 others on 30 June 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £7,899,176 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2026.

It is split into 7 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

What the notice says

A Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of Spinal, Blood Collection Needles and Associated Products to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. (HSCNI)

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1: NRFit Spinal Needles and NRFit Epidural Needles 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028 What this lot covers Lot 1 is for NRFit Spinal Needles and NRFit Epidural Needles	Medical equipment and supplies	£2,818,173
Lot 2: Filter Needles with NRFit Connector 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028 What this lot covers Lot 2 is for Filter Needles with NRFit Connector	Medical equipment and supplies	£1,142,937
Lot 3: Arterial Blood Sampling Kits 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028 What this lot covers Lot 3 is for Arterial Blood Sampling Kits	Medical equipment and supplies	£3,054,056
Lot 4: Blood Collection Needles 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028 What this lot covers Lot 4 is for Blood Collection Needles	Medical equipment and supplies	£99,802
Lot 5: NRFit Syringes 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028 What this lot covers Lot 5 is for NRFit Syringes	Medical equipment and supplies	£288,895
Lot 6: NRFit Spinal Manometer and Stopcock 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028 What this lot covers Lot 6 is for NRFit Spinal Manometer and Stopcock	Medical equipment and supplies	£160,345
Lot 7: Neuraxial NRFit Procedure Kits 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028 What this lot covers Lot 7 is for Neuraxial NRFit Procedure Kits	Medical equipment and supplies	£335,169

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
B. Braun Medical Limited Crest Medical Ltd Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited Vygon (U.K.) Limited Medana Healthcare Ltd (SME) Global Prostate Solutions (SME) 7 bids received	Lot 1: NRFit Spinal Needles and NRFit Epidural Needles	£2,818,173	Awarded 14 May 2026 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
Fannin (Ni) Limited (SME) Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited Medana Healthcare Ltd (SME) GS Medical Ltd (SME) 4 bids received	Lot 2: Filter Needles with NRFit Connector	£1,142,937	Awarded 14 May 2026 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited Balmung Medical Handel GmbH Innovate Health Group Ltd Smiths Medical International Ltd 4 bids received	Lot 3: Arterial Blood Sampling Kits	£3,054,056	Awarded 14 May 2026 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
Crest Medical Ltd Mediq Healthcare UK Ltd Balmung Medical Handel GmbH Aquilant Medical (ROI) Ltd (SME) Iskus Health Ltd 5 bids received	Lot 4: Blood Collection Needles	£99,802	Awarded 14 May 2026 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
Fannin (Ni) Limited (SME) B. Braun Medical Limited Crest Medical Ltd Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited Balmung Medical Handel GmbH Medana Healthcare Ltd (SME) GS Medical Ltd (SME) 7 bids received	Lot 5: NRFit Syringes	£288,895	Awarded 14 May 2026 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
Rocket Medical plc (SME) Medana Healthcare Ltd (SME) 2 bids received	Lot 6: NRFit Spinal Manometer and Stopcock	£160,345	Awarded 14 May 2026 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
Fannin (Ni) Limited (SME) B. Braun Medical Limited Crest Medical Ltd Vygon (U.K.) Limited Medana Healthcare Ltd (SME) 5 bids received	Lot 7: Neuraxial NRFit Procedure Kits	£335,169	Awarded 14 May 2026 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

27 February 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 018000-2026
18 May 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 045321-2026
30 July 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 071988-2026

Last time this was bought

Thermometers and Associated Products (5966304)

Won by: MDI Medical (NI) Ltd, Primacy Healthcare 21 Limited, Uniphar Medtech Limited, Mediteq Healthcare Solutions Ltd
Awarded: 19 February 2026
Value: Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends: 18 February 2028

Matched on Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Belfast Health & Social Care TrustLast 12 months

Procurements

106

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies

Uniphar Medtech t/a Tekno Surgical12 contracts
Healthnet Homecare (UK) Limited9 contracts
Accu-Science Ireland Ltd8 contracts
Fannin (Ni) Limited8 contracts
Sciensus Pharma Services Limited8 contracts

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From notice 018000-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 February 2026, last updated 30 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.