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Provision of Paramedic simulation equipment in HSS Faculty

University of Bedfordshire

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07 Aug 2026 at 14:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Bedfordshire bought paramedic simulation equipment for its Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. This is a medical equipment supply requirement, covering equipment used to support paramedic training and simulation. The buyer is based at University Square, Luton, and the equipment is to be delivered in the United Kingdom. The procurement covers one completed requirement. The named category is medical equipment, classified under CPV 33100000. The opportunity is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of simulation equipment for healthcare education, particularly those able to supply equipment for paramedic teaching environments. It is a goods contract rather than a service, construction or facilities-management requirement, with the University of Bedfordshire as the purchasing organisation and user of the equipment.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a direct procedure below the relevant threshold, without competition. One supplier, UK 3B SCIENTIFIC LIMITED, was awarded the contract. The contract was signed on 20 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 1 August 2027. Its value is £67,410.60 excluding VAT, or £80,892.72 including VAT. The procurement consisted of one lot, which was completed and awarded in full. The published data describes the purchase as medical equipment for paramedic simulation. The supplier is based in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. The contract is recorded as active, and the award is recorded as active. No competitive evaluation basis is stated because the route was a direct award without competition.

This award indicates demand from the University of Bedfordshire for specialist medical and paramedic simulation equipment within higher-education teaching. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement of this type would be manufacturers or established distributors able to provide reliable healthcare training equipment, understand simulation-led paramedic education and support delivery to a university faculty. Credibility would come from a focused product range, evidence of supplying comparable medical or educational institutions, dependable fulfilment and the operational capacity to support the equipment throughout its use. The awarded supplier is identified as an SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise, showing that a smaller specialist business can satisfy this buyer’s requirement. Businesses tracking university healthcare-education purchasing should treat this as evidence of a defined, specialist demand rather than general medical supplies.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Paramedic simulation equipment in HSS Faculty

Notice Description

Provision of Paramedic simulation equipment in HSS Faculty-UoB This notice is linked to contract award notice: Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-067568 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06cd81

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df3a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075348-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33100000 - Medical equipments

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£67,410 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 1 Aug 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Bedfordshire
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LUTON
Postcode
LU1 3JU
Postcode Area
Luton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UK 3B SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Further Information

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