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title: "Estates Consumables - Plumbing Supplies"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust"
published: "2026-10-20"
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# Estates Consumables - Plumbing Supplies

Buyer: United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b9fd51cf-09f3-4d66-bd2c-74a6240c85a8

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## Summary

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust bought plumbing supplies for use across its estate. The requirement covers plumbing materials for the Trust as a whole, rather than a named individual site. Delivery is associated with Lincoln, although the procurement description says the supplies are required trust-wide. This is a goods requirement for a supplier able to provide estate-maintenance plumbing consumables to a healthcare organisation. The award was made to a wholesale supplier, indicating that the requirement was for supply of materials rather than plumbing installation or repair services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Smith Bros. (Caerconan) Wholesale Limited. The Trust selected the supplier through a call-off from a framework agreement, using a selective procedure. The award date was 16 October 2026. The awarded contract value is £35,000. The contract runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2029. The original estimated value range was £23,700 to £35,000, and the upper estimate matches the award value. The submission deadline was 7 September 2026 at 12:00. The procurement was not divided into lots. No award evaluation criteria are stated in the available process details.

This award shows a recurring estate-maintenance requirement for plumbing consumables across an NHS trust, delivered through a wholesale supply arrangement and a framework call-off. A credible competitor would need to supply a suitable range of plumbing materials reliably across the buyer’s estate and support a multi-year supply contract. The selected supplier was identified as an SME, so the requirement was not demonstrably beyond the capacity of a smaller wholesaler. The original procurement marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, however, so businesses should check any future participation conditions rather than assume the same route is open to them. Experience supplying institutional or healthcare estates and dependable distribution would be relevant to competing for this specific type of requirement when it returns to market.

## Notice

Estates Consumables - Plumbing Supplies Additional information: Estates Consumables - Plumbing Supplies trust wide

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5ba0445-5c72-4ad4-b1d0-2d14f3b555cc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Oct 2026 - 18 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £35,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £35,000 |
| 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 | United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Postcode area | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN5 7JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Park |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Smith Bros (Caer Conan) Wholesale Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 44115210 - Plumbing materials

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 13:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5ba0445-5c72-4ad4-b1d0-2d14f3b555cc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5ba0445-5c72-4ad4-b1d0-2d14f3b555cc
  20th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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