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title: "The Supply of Bipolar Forceps"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07769f"
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buyer: "University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust"
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# The Supply of Bipolar Forceps

Buyer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07769f

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## Summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is buying bipolar forceps, classified as medical consumables. The requirement is for the supply of these surgical instruments to support the Trust’s healthcare services. The buying organisation is based at Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent. This is a goods contract rather than a service or construction opportunity, so it is most relevant to manufacturers, wholesalers and specialist medical-device distributors able to provide bipolar forceps for use in an NHS hospital setting. Businesses whose main offer covers unrelated clinical equipment, general facilities services or works are unlikely to find this procurement relevant. The requirement concerns one defined supply area, rather than a broad multi-service programme, allowing a supplier focused on bipolar forceps to assess it directly against its product range and distribution capability.

The procurement has reached tender: the Trust invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Questions could be submitted until 28 September 2026 at 12:00, and offers were due by 5 October 2026 at 12:00. Bids may be submitted electronically. The estimated value is £18,333 excluding VAT, or £22,000 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 21 October 2026 to 20 October 2027, with one optional 12-month extension allowing it to run until 20 October 2028. The award decision is based mainly on cost and pricing, weighted at 90%, with social value weighted at 10%. There is one lot covering the bipolar forceps supply. The tender therefore suits suppliers able to compete on price while also demonstrating credible social value commitments.

This opportunity suits manufacturers, authorised distributors and specialist medical-supply wholesalers with an established bipolar forceps range and the operational capacity to supply an NHS Trust. Strong candidates are likely to have reliable sourcing, stock management, order fulfilment and delivery arrangements for clinical consumables, together with systems that support consistent product quality and continuity of supply. Experience supplying hospitals or other healthcare organisations would help a business understand clinical procurement, ordering requirements and the need for dependable service. The evaluation places most weight on cost and pricing, favouring suppliers with competitive commercial models and efficient distribution. The separate social value element also gives bidders an opportunity to show how their business can deliver wider social benefits alongside the product supply.

## Notice

This is a tender opportunity for the Supply of Bipolar Forceps

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: There is 12-month optional extension

Renewal: one 12-month option to extend

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089238-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 21 Oct 2026 - 20 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,333 |
| Lots value | £18,333 |
| 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 of North Midlands NHS Trust |
| Locality | STOKE ON TRENT |
| Postcode area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 6QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Penkhull & Springfields |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33140000 - Medical consumables

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 14:47 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089238-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089238-2026
  21st September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.lightning.force.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/

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