---
title: "Provision of Pan-Birmingham Decontamination Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039298"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039298.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2022-12-19"
---

# Provision of Pan-Birmingham Decontamination Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039298

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## Summary

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, along with other NHS Foundation Trusts in Birmingham, is seeking to award a contract for the provision of a pan-Birmingham Decontamination Service. The contract involves the transport, reprocessing, and delivery of decontaminated reusable medical devices. The procurement stage is currently active, with a submission deadline of 23 January 2023. The contract period is set to begin on 1 April 2024 and extend for a minimum of fifteen years, with a possible extension of up to thirty-six months upon request by the trusts. The main procurement category is goods relating to decontamination equipment.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in providing decontamination facilities and services within the medical equipment industry. Companies with expertise in operating decontamination facilities and managing the reprocessing and delivery of medical devices in line with health regulations and manufacturer's guidelines would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The tender process is open, allowing interested businesses to submit their proposals electronically or in writing. Successful bidders will need to ensure timely collection, reprocessing, and delivery of instruments within specified turnaround times to meet the trusts' requirements for decontamination services.

## Notice

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) (the "Trust"), Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BWCH) (the "Trust"),The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (ROH) (the "Trust"), Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (S&WBH) (the "Trust") and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHBFT) (the "Trust") is seeking to award a contract for the provision of a pan-Birmingham Decontamination Service to include the transport, reprocessing and delivery of decontaminated reusable medical devices in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions for use

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Bidder will be required to provide decontamination facilities that must be open and operational for sufficient time to ensure that instruments meet their turnaround configuration and the successful Bidder is able to meet their obligations in respect to manufacturer's instructions for use and legislation as referenced in the specification. The current service seeks to achieve this through frequent collections of contaminated instruments, reprocessing and returning decontaminated instruments back to defined Primary or Secondary Delivery Points at times agreed with users. The successful bidder must ensure all instruments are currently collected, reprocessed and returned to users within the turnaround times specified.

Renewal: The term of the contract will be fifteen (15) years from service commencement extendable by up to a maximum of a further thirty-six (36) months at the Trusts request. It is estimated the contract will commence on 1 April 2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035915-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2039 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; BIRMINGHAM WOMENS AND CHILDRENS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; SANDWELL AND WEST MIDLANDS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B15 2WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Electoral ward | West Bromwich Central |
| Westminster constituency | West Bromwich |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42924720 - Decontamination equipment

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2022 at 17:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035915-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://bwc.nhs.uk/
- https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/0076608301852B4B80B0
- https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/
- https://www.roh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.uhb.nhs.uk

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