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MED-FTS-60087 SYRINGES AND NEEDLES

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

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Planning

12 Aug 2026 at 11:51

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is planning an all-Wales renewal of an agreement for medical syringes and needles. The product range includes hypodermic safety needles, standard hypodermic needles, blunt-fill and blunt-filter needles, amniocentesis needles, luer-slip and luer-lock syringes, catheter-tip syringes, pre-filled syringes, insulin safety pen needles, insulin pen needles, acupuncture needles and NRFit needle products. The goods will be supplied for NHS Wales health boards across Wales, including Aneurin Bevan, Betsi Cadwaladr, Cardiff and Vale, Cwm Taf Morgannwg, Hywel Dda, Powys and Swansea Bay. The main categories are syringes and medical needles, including anaesthesia and epidural needles.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is a pre-market engagement exercise for a future tender; it is not an invitation to submit a bid. The buyer expects to use a framework agreement, with one planned lot. The framework contract period is expected to run from 1 October 2027 to 30 September 2031. The estimated value is £2,872,676.48 excluding VAT, or £3,447,211.78 including VAT. The buyer has scheduled engagement contact until 25 August 2026 and welcomes contact about the planned renewal throughout the engagement process and until the future tender is published. The planned lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. No award decision has been made.

This will suit manufacturers, distributors and specialist medical-device suppliers able to provide a broad range of clinical syringes and needles for NHS use. Relevant suppliers may offer standard and safety-engineered hypodermic products, specialist needles for anaesthesia, epidural procedures and amniocentesis, insulin and acupuncture products, and syringes in the specified connection types. Businesses with established supply, quality control, product identification and distribution arrangements for healthcare consumables should monitor the future tender and use the engagement stage to explain their range and delivery capability. The buyer has expressly identified the planned lot as suitable for SMEs, so smaller suppliers may be well placed to participate, particularly where they can supply a defined part of the range or work through appropriate distribution arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MED-FTS-60087 SYRINGES AND NEEDLES

Notice Description

Pre-market engagement notice for the upcoming tender opportunity for syringes and needles including: hypodermic safety needles, hypodermic needles, blunt fill needles, blunt filter needles, amniocentesis needles, luer slip syringes, luer lock syringes, catheter tip syringes, pre-filled syringes, insulin safety pen needles, insulin pen needles, acupuncture needles and NRfit needle products.

Planning Information

NWSSP Procurement Services welcomes contact regarding the planned renewal of the all-Wales agreement for Syringes and Needles. Contact will be available throughout the engagement process and at any time until the publication date.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e269
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076668-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33141310 - Syringes

33141320 - Medical needles

33141321 - Anesthesia needles

33141328 - Epidural needles

33141329 - Amniocentesia needles

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,872,676 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2027 - 30 Sep 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Additional Buyers

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Powys Teaching Health Board

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERCYNON
Postcode
CF14 3UZ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Gabalfa
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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