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Ready-Heat II Emergency Blankets

Swansea Bay University Health Board

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28 Aug 2026 at 16:44

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03 Oct 2025 at 15:07

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Summary of the contracting process

Swansea Bay University Health Board is buying Ready-Heat II self-heating emergency blankets for a 24-month supply requirement. This is a goods procurement for medical equipment and related healthcare products. The blankets are intended for use within the Health Board’s services in the United Kingdom. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, manages the procurement. The requirement is presented as a single supply lot and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The named supplier is BTME Group Ltd trading as Medtree, an SME based in Telford. The procurement concerns the supply of the blankets rather than associated clinical, installation or maintenance services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. One award was made to BTME Group Ltd trading as Medtree for £22,000 excluding VAT and £26,400 including VAT. The award is dated 1 November 2025, and the contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. The procurement record states that the contract had already been signed on 1 November 2025, while a future signature milestone is scheduled for 1 November 2026. The award is recorded as pending, although the tender itself is complete. The procurement has one lot, covering the blanket supply, and the stated evaluation route was direct award without a competitive process.

For suppliers that did not win this requirement, the award demonstrates established NHS Wales demand for self-heating emergency blankets supplied at modest healthcare-goods scale. A credible future supplier would need reliable access to Ready-Heat II or equivalent emergency blanket products, dependable stockholding and the ability to provide uninterrupted supply over a multi-year period. Experience supplying NHS bodies or other healthcare organisations would help demonstrate understanding of public-sector ordering, delivery and product assurance requirements. Relevant medical-device, healthcare-product or quality-management accreditations, together with clear evidence of product compliance, traceability and shelf-life control, would strengthen a competing offer. An SME can be suitable for this type of requirement, particularly where it can combine responsive distribution with resilient manufacturer or wholesaler arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ready-Heat II Emergency Blankets

Notice Description

24 month supply of Ready-Heat ii self heating emergency blankets. Already signed 1/11/25 as per original notice - prior to this edit correction to remove link to another authority

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a817
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082361-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£22,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Oct 202511 months ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Additional Buyers

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PORT TALBOT
Postcode
SA12 7BR
Postcode Area
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL44 Neath Port Talbot
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Electoral Ward
Baglan
Westminster Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BTME GROUP LTD TA MEDTREE

Further Information

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