Tender

National Framework Agreement for Provision of Track and Traceability Systems

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

27 Feb 2026 at 11:39

Tender

17 Feb 2026 at 15:57

Planning

21 Jan 2026 at 12:19

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust involves the establishment of a National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Track and Traceability Systems, aimed at enhancing NHS Organisations' decontamination tracking and traceability management. The buyer, a central government public authority, is located in Chester, United Kingdom. This contract is categorised under the surgical tracking and tracing systems industry, with delivery regions extending to Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, and the United Kingdom. Although the tender had earlier stages of planning and an active tender stage, it has recently been cancelled as of 27th February 2026 with prior tender initiation dated 17th February 2026. Key milestone dates included a deadline for tender submissions on 19th March 2026 and an initial contract period from 1st May 2026 to 30th April 2028. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, with the opportunity yielding a substantial contract value estimate of £19,000,000.

This procurement opportunity, although now cancelled, represented a significant potential for businesses specialising in surgical instrumentation, decontamination systems, and associated hardware and service provision. The framework's scope included both full system implementations and ongoing operational support, making it suitable for SMEs and larger enterprises. Companies with expertise in medical technology, particularly those involved in sterilisation and high-level disinfection processing and tracking systems, could have capitalised on this tender. The framework allowed for the participation of various authorities, ensuring widespread applicability and demand, thereby providing significant market opportunities and business growth potential for participating suppliers.

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Notice Title

National Framework Agreement for Provision of Track and Traceability Systems

Notice Description

The objective of this framework is to provide NHS Organisations with decontamination tracking and traceability management systems, along with consumables and support services. Suppliers can also supply all associated hardware and consumables, if required. A decontamination tracking and traceability management system is used by hospitals during the decontamination, high-level disinfection, and sterilisation of instruments, endoscopes, and flexi scopes. The system supports the seamless decontamination, sterilisation, tracking, and tracing of all instruments, endoscopes, or devices through the decontamination facility and process, ensuring they are safely returned for use, and where required, may provide theatre management functionality to support instrument allocation, scheduling and device to patient associations.

Lot Information

Provision of a Complete Tracking and Traceability System

Lot 1 covers the provision of complete Track & Traceability Systems, including all required consumables, service, maintenance and support. This Lot also includes the supply of all associated hardware necessary to deliver a fully functioning end-to-end solution. This Lot is suitable for use by any Participating Authority seeking to procure a complete new Track & Traceability System, inclusive of all components, infrastructure and ongoing support required to ensure effective implementation and continued operational performance

Renewal: This is Framework 1 of an Open Framework. The Term of the Open Framework shall be 8 years from the Commencement Date. It is intended that the Open Framework will be reopened every 24 months as the Framework Host deems necessary. At these points, incumbent framework suppliers will have the opportunity to revise their Tender, or they may leave their offer as per their last framework tender submission. The term of Framework 1 shall be 24 months from the commencement date.

Provision of ongoing hardware, consumables, service, maintenance and support

Lot 2 covers the provision of ongoing goods and services required to support the continued operation of an existing Track & Traceability System. This includes the supply of consumables, replacement components, maintenance activities, and associated support services necessary to ensure system reliability and performance. This Lot is suitable for use by any Participating Authority that already has an established Track & Traceability System in place and requires ongoing operational support rather than a full system replacement

Renewal: This is Framework 1 of an Open Framework. The Term of the Open Framework shall be 8 years from the Commencement Date. It is intended that the Open Framework will be reopened every 24 months as the Framework Host deems necessary. At these points, incumbent framework suppliers will have the opportunity to revise their Tender, or they may leave their offer as per their last framework tender submission. The term of Framework 1 shall be 24 months from the commencement date.

Planning Information

The purpose of this engagement notice is to invite suppliers to participate in preliminary market engagement with a view to developing the Authority's requirements and preparing tender documents. Suppliers participating in this market consultation are not guaranteed to receive either an Invitation to Tender (if Invitations to Tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an Invitation to Tender.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060af5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017819-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products


CPV Codes

33169500 - Surgical tracking and tracing systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£19,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£19,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Feb 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER
Postcode
CH2 1UL
Post Town
Chester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Upton
Westminster Constituency
Chester North and Neston

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Notice Documents

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