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# Automated Blood Pressure Monitors Lot 1

Buyer: SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b90f0d70-009b-4b19-b7c6-07acd0921454

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## Summary

The procurement process for "Automated Blood Pressure Monitors Lot 1" was conducted by the South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, representing the NHS. This procurement falls under the medical equipment industry and was executed through a selective method following a restricted procedure due to the value of £3,750,000. The contract period commenced on 23 February 2021 and concluded on 31 March 2021. The tender concluded on 8 February 2021, prioritising applications from health systems in socio-economically deprived areas, particularly those with high BAME populations and COVID-19 hotspots, to address health inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for suppliers of medical devices, especially those specialising in remote patient monitoring solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in medical equipment manufacturing or distribution, particularly those with a focus on blood pressure monitoring technologies, are well-positioned to compete. The landscape created by this procurement aims to enhance healthcare delivery while leveraging innovative solutions to manage hypertension, thereby fostering business growth in a vital industry sector.

## Notice

NHSX has been working closely with the NHS@Home team on a range of projects one of which is the roll out of automated blood pressure monitors and a digital platform over winter 20/21 to those at highest risk. We see an opportunity to scale this work more significantly to reach an additional 50,000 people living with hypertension (72,000 people in total). This first wave would prioritise applications from health systems in areas of deprivation and with high BAME populations to help improve the marked health inequalities within these groups as well as COVID-19 hotspots. The global pandemic has resulted in rapid implementation of national government policies of social distancing, self-isolation and shielding polices and many NHS services have moved to remote working through telephone and video consultations during COVID-19 to minimise the spread of infection. This presents specific challenges in managing patients who need monitoring of their blood pressure to guide the appropriate use of medication. Evidence from clinical trials has demonstrated that patients with hypertension who self-monitor their BP tend to have lower BP than those patients who don't monitor their BP. It has been found that home blood pressure monitoring readings are often lower than readings taken in the clinic setting and are closer to the average BP recorded during 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). This procurement was a mini competition following the Dynamic Purchasing System establishment. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s). Additional information: The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current EU procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Previous opportunity was published under the following reference number: SCW/NHSSCWCSU/00001245/2017

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42bc8cdd-9078-4981-ab7e-7a82dc50bcbc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | 23 Feb 2021 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,750,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | TORQUAY |
| Post town | Torquay |
| Postcode | TQ2 7FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK42 Torbay |
| Local authority | Torbay |
| Electoral ward | Shiphay |
| Westminster constituency | Torbay |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | ASEPTIKA; CIGA HEALTHCARE; KINETIK MEDICAL DEVICES; MICROLIFE HEALTH MANAGEMENT; OMRON HEALTHCARE; PMS (INSTRUMENTS; TIMESCO HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33100000 - Medical equipments

## Release History

- 25 Mar 2021 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42bc8cdd-9078-4981-ab7e-7a82dc50bcbc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42bc8cdd-9078-4981-ab7e-7a82dc50bcbc
  25th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

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