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Supply Chain Coordination Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

Supply Chain Coordination Limited is looking for suppliers for medical supplies and healthcare work (UK-wide).

It is a framework worth up to £3,071,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 February 2028.

It is split into 3 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 3pm, Monday 14 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
3pm, Friday 4 December 2026
Bids by
3pm, Monday 14 December 2026

How bids are scored

Ranked Discount Offering 30% · Social Value 10% · VBP - Efficiency 25% · VBP - Patients & Staff 10% · VBP - Supply Chain 10% · VBP - Purpose 15%

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

Competition

Usually high: a median of 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 120 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 £3,071,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Products and services used in Orthopaedic, Trauma and Spine procedures, including medical devices (including Orthopaedic specific equipment such as power tools), equipment management services and orthopaedic specific services. Note: For future tenders the following requirements will apply: • ISO Certification: Tenderers must have ISO 9001: 2015 or BS EN ISO 13485:2016 or Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDAP) accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (or international equivalent) to cover all segments of the Tenderer’s and the product’s supply chain. This should include, but not be limited to, sales, manufacturing, storage and distribution ('ISO Certification'). Link for…Read the full description
Products and services used in Orthopaedic, Trauma and Spine procedures, including medical devices (including Orthopaedic specific equipment such as power tools), equipment management services and orthopaedic specific services. Note: For future tenders the following requirements will apply: • ISO Certification: Tenderers must have ISO 9001: 2015 or BS EN ISO 13485:2016 or Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDAP) accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (or international equivalent) to cover all segments of the Tenderer’s and the product’s supply chain. This should include, but not be limited to, sales, manufacturing, storage and distribution ('ISO Certification'). Link for acceptable UKAS alternatives https://iaf.nu/en/accreditation-bodies/ (‘Notified Bodies’). • CE Certification and Declaration of Conformity certificates are required where applicable to be presented at submission stage of the tender. • Modern Slavery for Tenderers that have an annual turnover of at least £36 million must have a link to their modern slavery statement on their website. • Modern Slavery Assessment Tool (MSAT) Tenderers must have a score of 41% or above within 12months of the Tender Publication Date via https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ • Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment – Tenderers will need to have completed the assessment and achieved Level 1 within the 12 months prior to the Tender Close Date. Link for instructions and access for this assessment: https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-commercial/central-commercial-function-ccf/evergreen/ • Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP): Tenders must have a valid CRP link on their website that meets the requirements of PPN 006 as outlined in the PPN, OR Where Supplier has no website, the CRP is provided in PDF format that meets the requirements of PPN 006 as outlined in the PPN, OR Excused in exceptional circumstances. • Cyber Security: If you handle patient or personal data, or provide any IT systems, services, or devices you will need to have a Cyber Security Essentials Plus Certificate.

Should I bid?

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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 3pm, Friday 4 December 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 3pm, Monday 14 December 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Implants and Consumables
1 February 2028 to 31 January 2032
What this lot covers

This Lot includes thirteen Lot categories. - 1.1: Orthopaedic Primary and Hemiarthroplasty Hips: Primary total hip replacement and hemiarthroplasty, instruments required for supporting supplier implant products within this Lot category. - 1.2: Orthopaedic Primary and Partial Knees: Primary Knee replacement including total knee and partial knee replacement, instruments required for supporting supplier implant products within this Lot category. - 1.3: Orthopaedic Extremities Arthroplasty: Shoulder, elbow, ankle, finger, thumb and wrist joint reconstruction and fracture management through prosthetic implantation of an arthroplasty product, instruments required for supporting supplier implant products within this Lot category. - 1.4: Complex Arthroplasty: Revision hip and knee joint replacement Upper & Lower Limb Orthopaedic Salvage systems – offering a full salvage portfolio for comprehensive reconstruction in revision or oncology. - 1.5: Orthopaedic Internal & External Fixation: All fixation by way of plates, screws and nail implants used in emergency trauma and elective non-joint reconstruction / congenital correction implants utilised in sub-specialty orthopaedic surgery, external fixation devices and consumables equipment, single use instruments and instruments used to support products within this Lot category. - 1.6: Spine: Orthopaedic spinal implants and consumables including spine specific cements and tissue substitutes, equipment consumables, single use instruments and instruments utilised in spine surgery and to support products within this Lot category. - 1.7: Arthroscopy / Sports Medicine: All Implants utilised for soft tissue repair and mobilisation. All specific consumable items required for arthroscopic surgery including specialist instrumentation, consumables for fluid management, resection and ablation. - 1.8: Bone Preparation: Bone cement, mixing systems, disposable pulse lavage and pulse lavage consumables as part of integrated power tool systems, associated products, equipment, instruments and supporting services. - 1.9: Orthopaedic Power Tools Consumables: All consumables which are used with orthopaedic large bone, trauma, small bone, and high-speed power tools. This includes saw blades, burrs and drills*(other drills as part of trauma/spine implant systems in Lot categories 1.5 and 1.6 respectively) - 1.10: Regenerative Technology: All biologic and synthetic, bone and soft tissue substitutes, associated instruments and supporting services. Early Intervention Devices (NON-PHARMACEUTICAL) - 1.11: Orthopaedic Additional Devices: Consumables and products which support suppliers’ submission to Lot 2 should be included here. This includes single use or limited use, but routinely re-ordered products. Included here for example are: Hoods & togas, tourniquet, robotic and navigation consumables, ultrasound cement removal consumables. This does not include Lot 1 specific consumables which should be allocated to the relevant Lot category e.g. arthroscopy consumables (Lot category 1.7), bone prep consumables (Lot category 1.8), power tool consumables (Lot category 1.9), consumables to support implantation of supplier brands (patient specific jigs, hip cup / trauma drills etc). - 1.12: Custom/Customisable Implants: Custom made and customisable Implants, all supportive accessories, and services to support bespoke patient care for complex orthopaedic indications. Relevant products and their wraparound services which support all aspects of this framework in terms of bony/MSK anatomy and indication across Orthopaedics, Trauma and Spine. - 1.13: Cranio-maxillofacial (CMF): All fixation by way of plates, screws and fixation devices / implants used in all emergency trauma and elective craniomaxillofacial surgery including reconstruction. This includes specialist external fixation devices, consumables, specialist consumables for associated equipment, single use instruments and instruments used to support products within this Lot category.

Healthcare services, Medical equipment and supplies£2,877,120,000
Orthopaedic Equipment
1 February 2028 to 31 January 2032
What this lot covers

Specific Orthopaedic Equipment used in orthopaedic, trauma and spine theatres which includes but is not limited to: Robotics, Navigation, Imaging, Fluid management, Arthroscopic consoles & stack systems, High speed power tools, Large and small bone power tools & Reusable Pulse Lavage, Helmets, Tourniquets machines, Bone harvesting / milling, Ultrasound cement removal, Cement mixing capital equipment, Ultrasound bone healing, Neuromonitoring (spine surgery), Autologous Bone Marrow, Aspirate, Autologous Blood Transfusion, Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma, Other Autologous Systems This excludes generic equipment such as those used in general surgery.

Healthcare services, Medical equipment and supplies£108,000,000
Services and Solutions
1 February 2028 to 31 January 2032
What this lot covers

Supportive services, solutions, products, and programs which aid in the treatment of patients undergoing Orthopaedic pathway procedures e.g. patient wearable devices, patient/clinician applications, procedure / patient planning software, orthopaedic managed equipment servicing, technical support, operational efficiency programs and value healthcare solutions.

Healthcare services, Medical equipment and supplies£86,400,000

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 016123-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 031871-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 081660-2026
  4. Tender notice · UK4, notice 098635-2026

Last time this was bought

Total Patient Assessment Device Solutions

Awarded
26 May 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
3 August 2028

Matched on Supply Chain Coordination Limited, 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

Procurements

88

Awards

34

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From notice 016123-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 February 2026, last updated 19 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 19 October 2026.