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Project title: NHS National Framework for Tafamidis Offer reference number: CM/TNS/26/5750 Period of framework: 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months. Published By: Medicines Procurement and Supply Chain - NHS Medicines Value & Access, NHS England

The University Hospital of Wales (Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru) (UHW) is a major 1000+ bed hospital. situated to the North East of Cardiff. The Hospital is the largest site running under the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The Health Board is one of the largest NHS organisations in the UK, providing day to day health services to a population of around 472,400 people living in the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan area. The UHW is a major Tertiary Centre with many specialist services, a large Emergency and Trauma Unit, Children’s Hospital and Dental Hospital as well as an attached Medical School (Cardiff University School of Medicine). The Health Board has close links with Cardiff University as a teaching hospital and boasts a high-profile teaching and Research & Development role within the UK. UHW has approximately 1,000 beds. The number of patient contacts during 2019 was approximately 1,000,000, plus visitors, staff and students. There are 9,500 staff based at UHW. Annually on site 1.2 million cars occupy the onsite car parking facilities. UHW has a vision for its Retail Concourse; to significantly improve the current retail offering within the main hospital building and for it to be a modern, bright and user-friendly environment providing a first-class reception and retail area at the first point of entry of the hospital. By the very nature of the hospital environments, there is a high footfall and dwell time within the main entrance reception area, with staff, patients and visitors often making multiple trips through the area. UHW continues to develop as a centre of excellence for recovery and rehabilitation services. Patients will therefore remain in hospital for varying lengths of time. Accessing retail and social amenities plays a key part in their hospital stay and recovery process. The Concourse is designed to make a positive first impression on patients, visitors, students and staff, matching the health promoting ethos of the organisation with a vibrant and friendly environment in which to wait for an appointment or a relative, way finding information for those passing through and the opportunity to obtain quality refreshments. The Health Board is keen to make sure that any retail is open to and caters for the local community. The UHB is seeking expressions of interest from individual retailers on a unit by unit basis who would like to provide services within the Retail Space to help meet the Health Board’s and the local community’s needs.

The University Hospital of Wales (Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru) (UHW) is a major 1000+ bed hospital. situated to the North East of Cardiff. The Hospital is the largest site running under the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The Health Board is one of the largest NHS organisations in the UK, providing day to day health services to a population of around 472,400 people living in the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan area. The UHW is a major Tertiary Centre with many specialist services, a large Emergency and Trauma Unit, Children's Hospital and Dental Hospital as well as an attached Medical School (Cardiff University School of Medicine). The Health Board has close links with Cardiff University as a teaching hospital and boasts a high-profile teaching and Research & Development role within the UK. UHW has approximately 1,000 beds. The number of patient contacts during 2019 was approximately 1,000,000, plus visitors, staff and students. There are 9,500 staff based at UHW. Annually on site 1.2 million cars occupy the onsite car parking facilities. UHW has a vision for its Retail Concourse; to significantly improve the current retail offering within the main hospital building and for it to be a modern, bright and user-friendly environment providing a first-class reception and retail area at the first point of entry of the hospital. By the very nature of the hospital environments, there is a high footfall and dwell time within the main entrance reception area, with staff, patients and visitors often making multiple trips through the area. UHW continues to develop as a centre of excellence for recovery and rehabilitation services. Patients will therefore remain in hospital for varying lengths of time. Accessing retail and social amenities plays a key part in their hospital stay and recovery process. The Concourse is designed to make a positive first impression on patients, visitors, students and staff, matching the health promoting ethos of the organisation with a vibrant and friendly environment in which to wait for an appointment or a relative, way finding information for those passing through and the opportunity to obtain quality refreshments. The Health Board is keen to make sure that any retail is open to and caters for the local community. The UHB is seeking expressions of interest from individual retailers on a unit by unit basis who would like to provide services within the Retail Space to help meet the Health Board's and the local community's needs.

This Request for Information (RFI) seeks to understand the feasibility of enabling end to end diagnostic testing pathways to support NHS Online’s virtual elective care model. The scope of this RFI is limited to exploring provider capability, capacity, digital maturity and interoperability required to support the electronic ordering of diagnostic tests, appointment booking, and digital return of results across England. This market engagement is pre procurement in nature and is intended to inform the development of NHS Online’s future commercial and sourcing strategy for diagnostic access. It does not seek to commission diagnostic services, determine commercial or contractual models, or identify suppliers for any future procurement. Responses will be used solely to improve NHS Online’s understanding of the current market and potential delivery models that could support digitally enabled diagnostic access at scale.

NHS England’s Workforce, Training and Education (WTE) Directorate is inviting suppliers from across the education and training sector who currently work with, or are interested in working with, NHS training programmes to attend an upcoming supplier engagement session. Purpose of the session This session will provide suppliers with early insight into the strategic priorities, future direction, and planned activity of the WTE Directorate. It will also offer an opportunity to improve understanding of how NHS England approaches commercial engagement and how suppliers can best position themselves for future opportunities. What suppliers can expect Attendees will hear directly from colleagues across WTE and commercial teams on: • The pipeline of planned activity and forthcoming procurement across workforce education and training • Strategic priorities and direction of the WTE Directorate • How WTE is shaping and delivering education and training to support the NHS workforce • Commercial practices and expectations, including key principles that underpin NHS England procurement • Practical guidance on how suppliers can monitor opportunities and set themselves up for success There will also be opportunities for questions and discussion to support shared understanding and transparency. Who should attend This session is aimed at organisations across the workforce education and training sector, with experience of delivering, or interest in delivering, services to NHS training programmes. Attendance is open to both existing and prospective suppliers. Next steps Please register your interest by registering on our procurement portal here: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and searching for C435457. Suppliers are encouraged to attend to gain valuable insight into future opportunities and to support constructive engagement with NHS England. If there are key questions that you would like NHS England to answer on the day you can submit these via the Atamis portal once registered and NHS England will do our best to respond. If you are unable to attend, please register and we can share any materials after the event. Date & Time To be held online on Tuesday June 2nd 2026 (time TBC). Sharing instructions will be sent to suppliers who register their interest following the above process. PLEASE NOTE THIS NOTICE IS BEING USED TO INVITE SUPPLIERS TO AN INFORMATION SHARING SESSION THAT WILL COVER MULTIPLE PROCUREMENTS AND IS NOT LINKED TO A SINGLE PROCUREMENT

BWPC (Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium), plan to utilise the EoECPH (East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub) Framework for Teleradiology and Specialised Reporting Services and thereby conduct a mini-competition under Lot 1: Teleradiology Reporting Services (Outsourced and AI Assisted). Only suppliers awarded under Lot 1 of this Framework will be eligible to bid. BWPC represent and provide procurement services for North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. BWPC are sourcing for the provision of: • Remote radiology reporting services across CT, MRI, X-ray, and specialist pathways. • Urgent, routine, elective, and out-of-hours reporting as defined in the Service Requirements. • Full technical integration with Trust RIS/PACS systems. • All staffing, governance, reporting, and quality assurance obligations. The prospective route to market for any award will be via a mini-competition under PSR regs. The anticipated contract length is planned for 3 years with one x optional 12 x month extension (3+1). Please indicate whether your organisation intends to register interest in bidding for this requirement by responding to this PIN using the contact details provided in this Notice. Indicative procurement timelines will be shared with interested suppliers as part of the procurement process. The e-procurement portal to be used for this opportunity will be SAP Ariba. If you are interested in quoting on this and future opportunities for these Trusts and would like to register for free as a supplier, please visit: SAP Business Network Discovery (ariba.com). Once you have signed up to SAP, please confirm your EOI by return to the e-mail address provided in this PIN & provide your ANID number as evidence of this. Link detail: https://service.ariba.com/Authenticator.aw/ad/ssoIDP We look forward to hearing from you.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) intends to undertake preliminary market engagement in advance of a future procurement exercise for new semi‑automated blood presses. This market engagement activity is intended to inform NHSBT’s understanding of the current market and available solutions and will provide interested suppliers with the opportunity to present their products, outline key features and capabilities, and participate in technical discussions. These sessions will also allow suppliers to ask and respond to questions to ensure mutual understanding. As part of this engagement, NHSBT may invite suppliers to provide a device on a short‑term loan basis. This will enable NHSBT operators to assess and provide feedback on practical aspects of the equipment, including usability, cleaning processes, and alignment with NHSBT’s indicative requirements. This exercise will be used to compare products against anticipated specifications and to inform the development of the future procurement documentation. Participation in this preliminary market engagement is voluntary and will not form part of any subsequent procurement evaluation.

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 - Testing of Patient hoists and lifting equipment in acute hospital environment.

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 - Testing of Patient hoists and lifting equipment in acute hospital environment. Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to understand current capacity and capability in relation to the provision of Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) services. The indicative scope of services may include: - Independent Speak Up Guardian provision - Case handling and triage - Data reporting and thematic analysis - Training and awareness activities - Support for organisational culture improvement The Authority is seeking to better understand available service models, innovation and market capability to help inform the development of a future tender opportunity.

North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) is re-opening their Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of services in respect of NHS Health Checks. The successful Potential Provider(s) will be responsible for providing this service and liaising closely with the Contract Manager identified by The Council. The NHS Health Check programme aims to help prevent heart disease, strokes, diabetes, kidney disease and certain types of dementia. Everyone between the ages of 40 and 74, who has not already been diagnosed with one of these conditions or have certain risk factors, will be invited (once every five years) to have an NHS Health Check to assess their risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and diabetes; and will be given support and advice to help them reduce or manage that risk. Please note: this contract originally started on 1st April 2024. North Northamptonshire Council currently commission an NHS Health Check programme that has been successful to an extent, and there is an ambition to build on this success by providing a wider and more successful programme to the localities across the North Northamptonshire Council footprint.

NHS England is seeking to commission Process Outsourcing Services to support the delivery of the Centre for Advancing Practice ePortfolio (Supported) Route. The Centre for Advancing Practice is procuring external support to ensure the continued delivery, quality, and scalability of its national recognition and quality assurance functions for advanced and consultant level practitioners. Increasing demand for these services, combined with internal workforce capacity constraints, has created a requirement for an experienced supplier to provide additional operational, academic, and technical capacity. The appointed supplier will be required to support delivery across the following three core service areas: • The ePortfolio (Supported) Route • Reviewer and subject matter expert infrastructure • Implementation and ongoing management of digital badges The supplier will provide end to end operational, administrative, and quality assurance support for the Centre for Advancing Practice’s recognition and assurance functions. This will include, but is not limited to: • Delivery of a fair, consistent, and high quality ePortfolio (Supported) Route • Management and coordination of a multi professional reviewer and expert workforce • Secure implementation and ongoing administration of digital badges via the Centre’s portal Collectively, this support will ensure that practitioners have timely access to national recognition pathways and that national standards for advanced and consultant level practice are maintained. Contract Term and Value The contract will be awarded for an initial term of two (2) years, with the option to extend for a further one (1) year. The estimated contract value is up to £300,000 per annum (excluding VAT); and up to £900,000 (excluding VAT) for the full contract term, inclusive of any permitted extension period. Any Tender submission that exceeds this maximum total contract value will be rejected and not evaluated further. The selected supplier is expected to commence service delivery in early July 2026.

In the 2024/25 academic year, more than 5,700 students at the University of Portsmouth reported a disability, health condition, learning difference or identified as neurodivergent. In line with wider sector trends, this number has increased significantly over the past five years. The University is committed to ensuring that these students have timely, reliable access to appropriate support, regardless of whether they are eligible for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA).Demand for non-medical help provision has grown in line with the disabled student population. To meet this demand, the university is seeking a Department for Education registered provider with the capacity, expertise and flexibility to deliver all four bands of non-medical help provision as defined in national DSA guidance . This contract will enable the University to maintain high standards of support, fulfil its statutory responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010, and ensure that all students receive the assistance necessary to participate effectively in their studies.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to provide Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in the North East and North Cumbria. Contract Start Date: 1 November 2026 Contract End Date: 31 October 2029 The contract term is for a period of 3 years. The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (GICB) is seeking providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver Dental Services in Gloucester. Fundamentally this opportunity seeks to increase access to NHS dentistry in a part of the county where deprivation is greatest by working in partnership to commission a new bespoke primary care Centre of Dental Excellence facility in a fit for purpose environment. (Please note the term Centre of Dental Excellence [CDE] may alter during the course of procurement of the service or thereafter). • The contract will be a Personal Dental Services (PDS) contract to deliver dental services as part of a Centre of Dental Excellence in Gloucester. Premises are located at 3rd floor, City Campus, Northgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1SQ. • The premises are mandated and owned and leased by the University of Gloucestershire (UoG). The successful provider will need to secure a lease with UoG for the duration of the PDS contract term. • A draft Heads of Terms is included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) pack which sets out the expected terms and conditions between the owner of the building and the service provider. • Construction work will be undertaken on behalf of UoG, and floor plans and room data sheets are included in the ITT pack to inform potential bidders about the premises and what is provided as part of the building fit out. • The successful provider will need to provide any additional fit out and equipment to deliver the services. It will also be expected to fund associated, recurrent revenue costs, for example servicing and maintenance; rent and rates; cleaning and lighting. • The premises will have space for up to 6 dental chairs. • There is an expectation that the provider is or becomes a postgraduate training practice and hosts foundation dentists. • Funding for hosting foundation dentists is awarded and administered by NHS Workforce Training and Education (NHS WTE) and the successful provider will be expected to apply to NHS WTE for funding. • The PDS contract term will be for an initial term of 10 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 5 years, and then for a further 5 years, at the sole discretion of the Commissioner. • Rental payment and services are currently scheduled to commence on 1st March 2027. • Service must commence no later than 6 months after contract award (scheduled for 1st September 2026), unless there is an agreement with the Commissioner to extend the mobilisation period. • The contract term and service payments will start on the service commencement date. • The Commissioner has a maximum financial envelope available of £1,200,000 per annum. The total maximum contract value for the duration excluding extensions is £12,000,000, and £24,000,000 including extensions. • Subject to the detail of Dental Contract Reform, the successful provider will need to deliver urgent care, dental access & health inequalities pathways and routine care as part of the contract. • Following discussion and agreement by the commissioner, the successful provider may offer private treatment from the same premises however this must not be at the detriment of NHS patients or the provider's delivery of the PDS contract. • TUPE will not be applicable for this procurement process. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (The Contracting Authority) is seeking a suitably skilled supplier for a geothermal solution for heating the hospital, to displace fossil fuel heating. The successful Bidder is expected to take the project through a series of technical and project gateways so that an opportunity can be determined as efficiently as possible and then made bankable into an energy services proposal. The Contracting Authority's definition of a deep geothermal solution is defined as drilling beyond 500 metres below surface in order to harness higher temperatures. For deeper geothermal systems, technologies such as Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) and Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS) are utilised and are described as follows: EGS: involves improving the permeability of the rocks to create an artificial reservoir in geothermal settings where the subsurface temperatures are high but permeability is low. AGS: are deep, large circuits, with one or more wells drilled into hot rock with fluid circulating through a closed-loop system to bring heat to the surface. Drilling less than 500 metres is considered a shallow geothermal resource more commonly known as a ground source heat pump solution and for the avoidance of doubt, the Contracting Authority is not seeking proposals for this type of solution.

This is a UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice only. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (the “Authority”) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in accordance with sections 16–17 of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024, to inform the design of a potential future procurement for a managed service programme covering (indicatively) Endoscopy, Radiology, Theatres, and Cath Labs / Cardiothoracic & Vascular services. The Authority’s objectives for this engagement are to: (i) test the feasibility of different managed service / managed equipment service models; (ii) understand market capacity and capability (including SME and VCSE participation); (iii) explore commercial options (risk allocation, performance regimes, pricing structures, financing approaches); and (iv) identify innovation opportunities and potential constraints (workforce, estates, data, interoperability, and supply chain resilience). This engagement builds on a recent Request for Information exercise. The Authority is particularly interested in supplier input on: scope options (single integrated service vs. lots by modality), transition and mobilisation approaches, asset lifecycle management, consumables and inventory management, service continuity and resilience, and how outcomes and key performance indicators could be structured to support patient access and productivity improvements. Indicative scope areas for discussion (non-exhaustive): • Consumables and non-pay spend (e.g., gloves, syringes, dressings, surgical consumables, consignment stock) • Inventory and supply chain optimisation (e.g., stock management, just-in-time supply, waste reduction, catalogue management, logistics) • Capital equipment and managed equipment services (e.g., core/modality equipment, maintenance, replacement planning, asset management, decontamination/CSSD interfaces) • Facilities management interfaces (e.g., hard/soft FM dependencies and any lifecycle responsibilities that sit with the managed service) • Clinical pathways and service redesign (e.g., utilisation, demand management, pathway standardisation and productivity initiatives) The feedback from this engagement will inform the design of any future service model and the Authority’s procurement approach. Any dates, values, and commercial structures referenced at this stage are indicative only and may change. Important: This notice and the market engagement activity do not constitute a call for competition and do not begin a procurement. Participation is voluntary, is not a condition of participation in any future procurement, and will not be used to assess or pre-qualify suppliers. To protect fair competition and avoid any supplier gaining an unfair advantage, the Authority intends (where appropriate) to: share key engagement information and clarifications with the wider market via the eProcurement portal; keep an audit trail of engagement activity; apply the same ground rules to all participants; and ensure any future procurement documentation reflects relevant information exchanged during engagement. Participants must not rely on any statements made during engagement as commitments by the Authority. Further engagement (indicative): In addition to the live webinar, the Authority may undertake further market engagement activities such as a written questionnaire, follow-up virtual group sessions, and/or time-limited 1:1 supplier meetings. Any 1:1 meetings will be optional and, if capacity is limited, will be offered using a fair and transparent approach (for example, first-come-first-served or a published selection method). The Authority may also arrange site familiarisation visits where appropriate; any information shared that is relevant to the wider market will be communicated via the eProcurement portal. Following this engagement, the Authority may (without obligation): • refine the indicative scope and requirements; • undertake further targeted engagement (e.g., questionnaires, follow-up sessions); • publish a Planned Procurement Notice (UK3) and/or other notices as appropriate; and/or • commence a formal competitive procurement. Suppliers who register for the engagement will be able to view subsequent communications via the eProcurement portal. All future procurement notices (if any) will be published in accordance with the Act on the central digital platform. This preliminary market engagement is undertaken under sections 16–17 of the Procurement Act 2023 and in line with the Procurement Regulations 2024. The live event will take place on Friday 29 May 2026, 10:30 to 11:45 (UK time), via Microsoft Teams. Format: Authority presentation (10:30 to 11:15) followed by moderated Q&A (11:15 to 11:45). The Authority may publish anonymised Q&A themes and clarifications via the eProcurement portal after the event. Enquiries: All communications regarding this engagement should be submitted via the eProcurement portal message function. The contact email in this notice is provided for administrative support only.