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Supply of dental equipment, dental chairs, phantom heads

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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15 Sep 2026 at 13:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Gloucestershire bought dental simulation equipment for training students in its new Dental Hub. The requirement covers dental chairs and phantom heads, with associated ancillary products, for the Dental Hub at Kings Square, Gloucester. This is a goods procurement focused on dental training infrastructure rather than clinical treatment equipment. The relevant business category is dental chairs and simulation equipment (CPV 33192410). The buyer is a public university based in Cheltenham, and the equipment is intended for use at its Gloucester campus. Suppliers serving dental education, simulation laboratories, healthcare training environments or specialist dental equipment markets would find the requirement relevant, particularly those able to provide integrated chairs, phantom heads and related products for a new teaching facility.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award without prior publication of a competition, using the NWUPC Medical/Dental Simulation Training Equipment Framework Agreement (LAB3032). Wrights Health Group was selected as the supplier for the dental simulation equipment and ancillary products. The award was made on 1 September 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. Its value is £298,439. The underlying tender used limited procurement and evaluated service and fulfilment at 20%, responsible procurement at 20% and price at 60%. The recorded tender status is complete, while the published lot is marked cancelled; the active award and signed contract identify Wrights Health Group as the selected supplier. One bid was recorded.

This award demonstrates established demand from the University of Gloucestershire for specialist dental training equipment to support a new teaching hub. A credible future competitor would need to supply dental chairs and phantom heads as a coordinated package, with suitable ancillary products for an educational simulation environment. The evaluation gives substantial weight to price, but service and fulfilment and responsible procurement are also important, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate dependable delivery, installation or fulfilment arrangements, responsive support and responsible sourcing practices. Experience supplying universities, dental schools, simulation centres or comparable healthcare education facilities would strengthen credibility. The requirement is within the scale of a substantial specialist equipment package and was fulfilled by an SME supplier through an established medical and dental simulation framework.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of dental equipment, dental chairs, phantom heads

Notice Description

Contract for dental chairs and phantom heads used for training students in the new dental hub.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Dental chairs and phantom heads for new dental hub at City Campus.

Procurement Information

NWUPC Medical Simulation Training Equipment Framework Agreement (Ref: LAB3032) was let following a fully compliant, competitive procurement procedure conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations. A Contract Notice for the overarching framework was published on Find a Tender service, opening the framework up to the wider market.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa13
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087283-2026
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33192410 - Dental chairs

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£298,439 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Today
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
UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELTENHAM
Postcode
GL50 2RH
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
Local Authority
Cheltenham
Electoral Ward
Park
Westminster Constituency
Cheltenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Wrights Health Group Ltd

Further Information

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