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Pressure Relieving Redistribution Products

NHS Lanarkshire

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Planning

17 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lanarkshire is planning a contract for the rental and associated services for dynamic pressure-relieving and pressure-redistribution equipment. The equipment and service will support the health board’s Tissue Viability Service in preventing and managing pressure ulcers, by helping ensure that the right product is provided for the right surface and patient at the right time. The requirement is classified as goods and covers pressure-relieving redistribution products, including dynamic systems. Delivery and use will be across NHS Lanarkshire’s area, serving patients and services in Lanarkshire. The existing arrangement has contributed to a noticeable reduction in the use of alternating systems. The buyer is seeking innovations and new products that can continue or improve this clinical support.

This is a planned procurement: NHS Lanarkshire has stated its intention to start a new procurement, but it is not yet an invitation to tender. The expected approach is a competitive tender, with a contract notice currently anticipated around September or October 2026 and the procurement expected to conclude by March 2027. The buyer has provided a pre-market engagement questionnaire to gather information from suppliers before the tender begins, including views on innovations and products available in the market. The estimated total value is £18,000,000. The procurement is currently arranged as one planned lot and is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. Suppliers should treat the published dates as indicative expectations rather than bid deadlines.

This will suit suppliers that rent, supply or service dynamic pressure-relieving and pressure-redistribution equipment for health or care settings. Businesses with established products for preventing and managing pressure ulcers, and those able to demonstrate genuinely useful innovations or new approaches, should monitor the planned tender. The buyer is particularly interested in products that support patient-specific selection: matching equipment to the surface and the patient, at the appropriate time. Specialist manufacturers, rental providers, equipment-service businesses and technology developers may therefore find the requirement relevant. The pre-market questionnaire offers an opportunity to explain available products and innovations and to help the buyer understand the market before the procurement reaches the tender stage. It is a preparation opportunity, not a contract that can be bid for now.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pressure Relieving Redistribution Products

Notice Description

NHS Lanarkshire (NHSL) intends to commence procurement of a new contract for the Rental and associated provision of services for dynamic pressure relieving/distribution equipment, with its current estimate being that a contract notice will be published around September/October 2026 and the procurement concluded by March 2027. The health board's existing contract works towards ensuring that products are rented for the right surface, right patient at the right time for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers in NHS Lanarkshire which has resulted in a noticeable decrease in utilisation of alternating systems. Ahead of a new tender process which is due to begin September 2026 NHS Lanarkshire is seeking to identify innovations and new products available in the market that will continue to support the Tissue Viability Service in the prevention and management of pressure ulcers.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Lanarkshire (NHSL) intends to commence procurement of a new contract for the Rental and associated provision of services for dynamic pressure relieving/distribution equipment, with its current estimate being that a contract notice will be published around September/October 2026 and the procurement concluded by March 2027. The health board's existing contract works towards ensuring that products are rented for the right surface, right patient at the right time for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers in NHS Lanarkshire which has resulted in a noticeable decrease in utilisation of alternating systems. Ahead of a new tender process which is due to begin September 2026 NHS Lanarkshire is seeking to identify innovations and new products available in the market that will continue to support the Tissue Viability Service in the prevention and management of pressure ulcers.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840207
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562419
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

CPV Codes

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

39143112 - Mattresses

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Sep 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Lanarkshire
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOTHWELL
Postcode
G71 8BB
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM8 West Central Scotland
Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Bothwell and Uddingston
Westminster Constituency
Rutherglen

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG562419&idx=1
    17th August 2026 - Pre Market engagement & questionnaire 2026
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562419
    Pressure Relieving Redistribution Products - NHS Lanarkshire (NHSL) intends to commence procurement of a new contract for the Rental and associated provision of services for dynamic pressure relieving/distribution equipment, with its current estimate being that a contract notice will be published around September/October 2026 and the procurement concluded by March 2027. The health board's existing contract works towards ensuring that products are rented for the right surface, right patient at the right time for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers in NHS Lanarkshire which has resulted in a noticeable decrease in utilisation of alternating systems. Ahead of a new tender process which is due to begin September 2026 NHS Lanarkshire is seeking to identify innovations and new products available in the market that will continue to support the Tissue Viability Service in the prevention and management of pressure ulcers.

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