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Sitewide Macerator upgrade

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

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24 Jul 2026 at 09:47

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Summary of the contracting process

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust bought a sitewide macerator upgrade as a medical equipment requirement. The work is for the Trust’s site in Manchester, at its Wilmslow Road address. The procurement concerns goods rather than construction or general services, with the stated purpose of upgrading macerator equipment across the site. This is a single buyer requirement under the Trust’s procurement arrangements. The named buyer is The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS foundation trust. The selected supplier, Vernacare International Limited, is a specialist medical equipment business based in Chorley. The requirement is therefore relevant to manufacturers and suppliers of macerators or associated medical equipment, particularly businesses able to support a healthcare sitewide upgrade in Manchester.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 15 June 2026 to Vernacare International Limited. The award value is £30,889.50. The contract runs from 16 June 2026 to 15 June 2027. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement, rather than an open standalone competition. The procurement was evaluated and concluded through the framework call-off route, with the award recorded as active. The tender’s stated value is also £30,889.50. The tender submission deadline was 15 June 2026 at 12:00. The opportunity was classified as medical equipment and was identified as suitable for neither SMEs nor voluntary, community or social enterprises.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement shows a defined NHS requirement for upgrading macerator equipment across an entire healthcare site. A credible future competitor would need a product and delivery capability suited to clinical environments, including the ability to supply and support macerator equipment as a coordinated sitewide upgrade rather than an isolated item. Access to the relevant framework route would be important, since this purchase was made through a framework call-off rather than a standalone open procedure. The award also indicates that the buyer selected an established large medical equipment supplier. Businesses building a competing offer would therefore need dependable healthcare supply capacity, suitable technical support and evidence that they can deliver consistently for an NHS foundation trust.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sitewide Macerator upgrade

Notice Description

URN for this order only - PUL 061 25 NHS Supply Chain.Sitewide Macerator upgrade

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bce5f2fb-02aa-476b-81f1-c1ed8cf2255b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1659217d-9894-438a-a010-06496a73b76e
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33100000 - Medical equipments

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,889 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£30,889 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
16 Jun 2026 - 15 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M20 4BX
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Withington
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Withington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Vernacare International Limited

Further Information

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