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Neonatal Incubator Replacement

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

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26 Oct 2026 at 09:15

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is buying four Dräger BabyLeo TN500 neonatal incubators for its Neonatal Unit. The equipment will replace ageing incubators nearing the end of their operational life, supporting patient safety, continuity of service and clinical capacity. This is the first phase of the Trust’s wider incubator replacement programme; a further three replacements are anticipated in future years, subject to funding approval. The equipment is for use at the Trust’s Neonatal Unit in Bath. The purchase is part of a rolling replacement programme, rather than a wider clinical equipment supply requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Draeger Medical UK Limited on 19 October 2026. The award is for £99,249 excluding VAT (£119,099.23 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027. The purchase is a single lot for four incubators. The Trust used a direct award without competition, through an open framework route; the procurement was below the relevant threshold. The stated procurement supports replacement of existing equipment, but no award scoring criteria are recorded in the supplied process information.

This award shows demand at Royal United Hospitals Bath for specialist neonatal incubators as equipment reaches the end of its operational life. Suppliers competing for a comparable requirement would need to provide neonatal incubators suitable for clinical use, and demonstrate that their equipment can support patient safety, continuity of service and the unit’s clinical capacity. The Trust used a framework-based direct award route for this purchase, so suppliers seeking to serve this requirement should be positioned to supply through an appropriate compliant framework. The planned wider replacement programme indicates that the Trust expects additional incubator purchases in future years, though these depend on funding approval. The selected supplier was a large medical equipment business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Neonatal Incubator Replacement

Notice Description

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract for the supply of four Drager BabyLeo TN500 neonatal incubators as part of the Neonatal Unit's rolling equipment replacement programme. The procurement supports the replacement of ageing incubators that are approaching the end of their operational life and will help maintain patient safety, service continuity and clinical capacity within the Neonatal Unit. The award will form the first phase of a wider replacement programme, with a further three incubators expected to be replaced in future years subject to funding approval. The procurement will be undertaken through a compliant framework route in accordance with the Trust's procurement and governance requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fbe
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100815-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

33152000 - Incubators

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£99,249 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BATH
Postcode
BA1 3NG
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Electoral Ward
Newbridge
Westminster Constituency
Bath

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Draeger Medical UK Limited

Further Information

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