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NCC1379

Northumberland County Council

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16 Jul 2026 at 10:28

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Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council procured specialist medical mattresses and bedding for delivery in Northumberland. The requirement covers medical equipment and associated bedding supplied under the NHSSBS15001 framework. It is a goods procurement for healthcare-related products, intended to support the council’s service users and care provision. The named buyer is Northumberland County Council, based in Morpeth. The requirement was arranged as a call-off from the framework rather than as a broader standalone purchase. Suppliers active in specialist medical mattresses, pressure-care products, clinical bedding and related healthcare equipment would find the subject matter relevant, particularly those able to supply public-sector or care-sector customers through an established framework arrangement.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage. Northumberland County Council used a limited procedure and made a direct award through framework NHSSBS15001, without publishing a prior call for competition. The award is active and was made to Direct Healthcare Group. The associated contract is active, was signed on 1 June 2026 and has a value of £226,000. The procurement had one lot, covering the specialist medical mattresses and bedding call-off; that lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract remain active. Evaluation was based on cost. One bid was recorded, with no bids from SMEs and no electronic bids. The available outcome therefore shows a single-supplier award rather than a competitive multi-supplier result.

This award demonstrates a substantial requirement for specialist medical mattresses and bedding from Northumberland County Council, with the purchase routed through a public-sector healthcare framework. A credible future competitor would need a dependable range of specialist mattresses and clinical bedding, the operational capacity to fulfil a sizeable council requirement, and experience supplying healthcare, social care or other public-sector environments. Familiarity with framework call-off processes and the ability to meet framework terms would be important, because this purchase was made directly through NHSSBS15001 rather than through an open competition. The single recorded bid and selection on cost indicate that competitive pricing, straightforward product comparability and efficient fulfilment are commercially significant alongside product suitability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NCC1379

Notice Description

Contract for specialist medical mattresses and bedding. Call-off contract through NHSSBS15001

Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract for specialist medical mattresses and bedding. Call-off contract through NHSSBS15001

Procurement Information

Direct award through framework NHSSBS15001

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc8c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067098-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£226,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
TLC21 Northumberland
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Direct Healthcare Group

Further Information

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