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title: "Patient Temperature Management"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4ebb522d-f5a4-4f90-9cbd-e4135fb5f3d1"
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current_stage: "Planning"
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# Patient Temperature Management

Buyer: NHS SUPPLY CHAIN  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4ebb522d-f5a4-4f90-9cbd-e4135fb5f3d1

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## Summary

The NHS Supply Chain is preparing to launch a procurement for a framework agreement titled "Patient Temperature Management", aimed at the medical equipment industry, specifically focusing on products that facilitate the management of patient temperature. This process is currently in the planning stage, with a total estimated budget ranging from £45.6 million to £98.4 million over the contract's term, which begins on 13 August 2019 and ends on 12 August 2023. Interested parties should note that a future notice regarding this opportunity is expected to be communicated on 1 October 2018.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses operating in the medical equipment sector, particularly those that provide innovative temperature management solutions. Companies specialising in medical devices, equipment manufacturing, and associated service providers, including SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), would find this a suitable proposition to expand their market reach and capabilities within the healthcare industry.

## Notice

The framework agreement will consist of a wide range of products that are used to support the management of a patient's temperature and the temperature of a patient's blood and other fluids. The ranges of products available under the framework agreement include patient warming blankets and clothing, mattresses, warming cabinets, neonatal warming systems, blood and fluid warming control units and sets, patient cooling systems and associated products, patient circulatory temperature controlled water systems, reusable electric conductive patient warming systems, intravenous temperature management and temperature sensors. Precise quantities are unknown but it is currently anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of GBP 11 400 000 to GBP 24 600 000 in the first year of this framework agreement, with the estimated value over the total framework agreement term (including any extension options) being in the region of GBP 45 600 000 to GBP 98 400 000. Values are approximate only.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6d11517-39a6-420e-baa0-5831ab02d4ef |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Sep 2018 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 12 Aug 2019 - 12 Aug 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £98,400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SUPPLY CHAIN |
| Locality | NORMANTON |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF6 1TL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Normanton |
| Westminster constituency | Normanton and Hemsworth |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

## Release History

- 23 Feb 2018 at 10:33 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6d11517-39a6-420e-baa0-5831ab02d4ef

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6d11517-39a6-420e-baa0-5831ab02d4ef
  23rd February 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e290ef53-9874-4b7f-9032-8e5c85eced1a
  PIN Notice
- http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:58336-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0
  PIN Notice

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