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title: "Structural Heart & VAD's 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0433bf"
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# Structural Heart & VAD's 2025

Buyer: NHS SUPPLY CHAIN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0433bf

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## Summary

NHS Supply Chain has completed the award stage of the procurement process for the "Structural Heart & VAD’s 2025" project. This framework agreement pertains to the medical equipment industry, specifically targeting the supply of structural heart devices and ventricular assisted devices. The procurement, worth approximately £30 million in its first year, was conducted through an open procedure and includes goods such as heart valves, annuloplasty rings, and ventricular assisted devices. The framework is mandated under the NHS England High Cost Tariff Excluded Devices (HCTED) programme, requiring relevant entities to make their purchases through NHS Supply Chain. The contract, signed on 22nd November 2024, applies across various locations in the UK with an initial term of 24 months, extendable up to a total of 48 months.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses within the medical device industry, especially those manufacturing high-cost cardiovascular equipment. Companies operating in this sector, including large-scale suppliers and SMEs, could significantly benefit from participating in NHS Supply Chain's procurement processes. Engaging in such tenders not only provides stable long-term revenue through prestigious frameworks but also enhances visibility and credibility within the healthcare sector. Firms with expertise in manufacturing heart valves, annuloplasty devices, and ventricular assisted devices are ideally positioned to leverage this opportunity for business expansion.

## Notice

NHSSC seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement (FAG) via the E-Direct and Direct Route for supply of Structural Heart Devices and Consumables. Products include Heart Valves, Annuloplasty rings and bands, and Ventricular Assisted Devices. Sutureless Valves are one of the high cost tariff excluded devices under the NHS England HCTED programme. NHS Supply Chain is the mandated route for the HCTED programme, and trusts who are commissioned to provide this service are directed to purchase all their requirements through NHS Supply Chain. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of PS30,000,000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

### Lot Information

Heart Valves and Annuloplasty Rings & Bands

Products include, but are not limited to; Annuloplasty band Annuloplasty ring Heart Valve Instruments Heart valve mechanical Heart valve root replacement Heart valve sutureless Heart valve sutures Heart Valve Tissue Heart valve tissue pericardial Heart valve tissue porcine Heart valve tissue stentless Heart valve transcatheter Mechanical valved non biological conduit Pulmonary valved conduit Tissue valved non biological conduit Tissue valved tissue conduit Valved conduit Vascular Loop Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of PS20m-PS25m in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Options: The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a total period of 48 months.

Ventricular Assisted Devices

Certain products within Lot 2 Ventricular assisted devices may be classified as high cost tariff excluded devices under the NHS England High Cost Tariff Excluded Devices (HCTED) programme. Trusts who are commissioned to provide specialised services in England are directed to purchase all their requirements through a national supply system through NHS Supply Chain. Details of the product categories currently within scope of the HCTED programme, can be found using the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/key-docs/medical-devices/ In accordance with the specialised services commissioning policy, NHS Improvement and NHS England will determine which products are classified as excluded from tariff and which are made available under the NHS England High Cost Tariff Excluded Devices (HCTED) programme. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of PS1m to PS5m in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Options: The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a total period of 48 months.

Heart Valves and Annuloplasty Rings & Bands

Products include, but are not limited to; Annuloplasty band Annuloplasty ring Heart Valve Instruments Heart valve mechanical Heart valve root replacement Heart valve sutureless Heart valve sutures Heart Valve Tissue Heart valve tissue pericardial Heart valve tissue porcine Heart valve tissue stentless Heart valve transcatheter Mechanical valved non biological conduit Pulmonary valved conduit Tissue valved non biological conduit Tissue valved tissue conduit Valved conduit Vascular Loop Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of PS20m-PS25m in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Options: The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a total period of 48 months.

Ventricular Assisted Devices

Certain products within Lot 2 Ventricular assisted devices may be classified as high cost tariff excluded devices under the NHS England High Cost Tariff Excluded Devices (HCTED) programme. Trusts who are commissioned to provide specialised services in England are directed to purchase all their requirements through a national supply system through NHS Supply Chain. Details of the product categories currently within scope of the HCTED programme, can be found using the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/key-docs/medical-devices/ In accordance with the specialised services commissioning policy, NHS Improvement and NHS England will determine which products are classified as excluded from tariff and which are made available under the NHS England High Cost Tariff Excluded Devices (HCTED) programme. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of PS1m to PS5m in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Options: The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a total period of 48 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005111-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | 28 May 2024 |
| Award date | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000,000 |
| Lots value | £120,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active, Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SUPPLY CHAIN |
| Additional buyers | NHS SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATED BY SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LTD (SCCL) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 10 |
| Supplier names | ABBOTT MEDICAL; ABIOMED; AQUILANT; ARTIVION; BECTON, DICKINSON; CORCYM UK (HOLDING; EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES; MEDTRONIC; MERIL; R & D SURGICAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 33123000 - Cardiovascular devices
- 33141000 - Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
- 33141210 - Balloon catheters
- 33141240 - Catheter accessories
- 33182000 - Cardiac support devices
- 33182200 - Cardiac stimulation devices
- 33182220 - Cardiac valve
- 33182230 - Ventricle
- 33182300 - Cardiac surgery devices
- 33184100 - Surgical implants
- 33184200 - Vascular prostheses
- 33184300 - Artificial parts of the heart
- 33184500 - Coronary endoprostheses
- 33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products

## Release History

- 14 Feb 2025 at 12:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005111-2025
- 9 Jul 2024 at 11:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020906-2024
- 23 Jan 2024 at 13:06 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002250-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com//
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/key-docs/medical-devices/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/procurement

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