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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to buy medical supplies and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £175,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 7 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 22 December 2027.

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

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for medical supplies contracts in this region (from 63 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides surgical services across Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) and Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH). The Trust's theatre services support a wide range of specialties, including general surgery, orthopaedics, trauma, vascular surgery, urology, breast surgery, colorectal surgery, upper gastrointestinal surgery, ophthalmology, head and neck surgery, and anaesthetics. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust anticipates undertaking a procurement for a Theatre Managed Service to support the delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality perioperative services across its operating theatre environments, with the potential for the scope…Read the full description
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides surgical services across Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) and Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH). The Trust's theatre services support a wide range of specialties, including general surgery, orthopaedics, trauma, vascular surgery, urology, breast surgery, colorectal surgery, upper gastrointestinal surgery, ophthalmology, head and neck surgery, and anaesthetics. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust anticipates undertaking a procurement for a Theatre Managed Service to support the delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality perioperative services across its operating theatre environments, with the potential for the scope to include services associated with Image Guided Interventional Surgery (IGIS). The anticipated scope of the managed service may include, but is not limited to: • Provision and management of theatre consumables and associated products. • Inventory management, stock control and replenishment services. • Product rationalisation, standardisation and optimisation. • Clinical, technical and operational support services. • Data reporting and performance management. • Continuous improvement, innovation and cost-efficiency initiatives. The Trust is currently undertaking internal planning and requirements development activities to inform its procurement strategy and future service requirements. This notice is issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition, commitment to procure, or an invitation to participate in any procurement process. Interested suppliers are encouraged to monitor the relevant procurement portals for the publication of any future procurement notices and associated documentation.

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.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 033924-2026
  2. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 061255-2026

About the buyer

  1. 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

    Open16 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £6.86mframework ceiling

From notice 033924-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 14 April 2026, last updated 30 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.