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Partial Knee Replacement

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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14 Aug 2026 at 08:53

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust procured orthopaedic partial knee replacement implants, classified as orthopaedic implants (CPV 33183100). The requirement concerns goods used in partial knee replacement procedures rather than clinical services, installation or construction. The buyer is based at Liverpool Road, Chester, and the awarded items are intended for delivery across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the Midlands, East of England, London, the South East and the South West. This is relevant to manufacturers, authorised distributors and specialist medical-device suppliers able to provide partial knee replacement implant systems for NHS hospital use and support delivery across a broad English footprint.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct procedure described as below threshold and without competition. It comprised one lot. Zimmer Biomet UK Limited was awarded the requirement, and the award is active. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026, runs from 10 August 2026 to 31 January 2028, and is valued at £30,000 excluding VAT or £36,000 including VAT. The contracting process is below the relevant threshold. The published outcome identifies the successful supplier and the orthopaedic implant goods, but does not set out a competitive evaluation basis. This was a single-supplier award rather than a multi-supplier or lot-split outcome.

This procurement demonstrates a defined NHS requirement for partial knee replacement implants, with demand spanning hospital activity across England. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a proven range of orthopaedic partial knee replacement implants, the technical and regulatory capability to supply medical devices to NHS organisations, and reliable distribution across multiple English regions. The awarded supplier is a large medical-device business, indicating that established manufacturing capacity, specialist product expertise and the operational resilience to fulfil geographically dispersed hospital orders are relevant strengths. Suppliers should also be able to work through the buyer’s direct procurement route and demonstrate dependable fulfilment for a focused implant requirement rather than offering general healthcare products.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Partial Knee Replacement

Notice Description

Orthopeadic Partial Knee replacement Implants

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e418
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077469-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33183100 - Orthopaedic implants

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 31 Jan 2028 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
COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER
Postcode
CH2 1UL
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ZIMMER BIOMET UK LIMITED

Further Information

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