---
title: "Provision of Cranioplasties"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047eb8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2024-07-19"
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# Provision of Cranioplasties

Buyer: SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047eb8

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## Summary

The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has successfully awarded a contract for the provision of Cranioplasties. The contract was awarded to Meridian Technique Limited trading as Materialise UK. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is valued at £177,000 GBP and was signed on 1st July 2024. The procurement aimed to address the need for fracture appliances, pins, and plates at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, UK.

This public procurement opportunity presents a chance for businesses specializing in medical supplies and equipment to engage with the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Companies focusing on healthcare products or fracture appliances manufacturing are well-suited to compete. By participating in this tender process, businesses can establish valuable partnerships and contribute to enhancing healthcare services at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, UK.

## Notice

The team have been working and purchasing these plates for the past 12 months from Materialise. In this time training has been provided to bring this service back in house however clinical engineering feel they are not at the stage to bring this service back in house and that a further 12 months of training will be required. Now that the initial backlog has been cleared, they feel that at most 3-4 plates will be required per month allowing sufficient time to be spent on training to confidently bring the service back in house.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The team have been working and purchasing these plates for the past 12 months from Materialise. In this time training has been provided to bring this service back in house however clinical engineering feel they are not at the stage to bring this service back in house and that a further 12 months of training will be required. Now that the initial backlog has been cleared, they feel that at most 3-4 plates will be required per month allowing sufficient time to be spent on training to confidently bring the service back in house.

### Procurement Information

The team have been working and purchasing these plates for the past 12 months from Materialise. In this time training has been provided to bring this service back in house however clinical engineering feel they are not at the stage to bring this service back in house and that a further 12 months of training will be required. Now that the initial backlog has been cleared, they feel that at most 3-4 plates will be required per month allowing sufficient time to be spent on training to confidently bring the service back in house.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022408-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £177,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S5 7AU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | Burngreave |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough |
| Delivery location | TLE32 Sheffield |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERIDIAN TECHNIQUE LIMITED TRADING AS MATERIALISE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33141770 - Fracture appliances, pins and plates

## Release History

- 19 Jul 2024 at 08:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022408-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.materialise.com
- https://www.atamis.co.uk/registration
- https://www.sth.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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