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title: "Neonatal Incubator Replacement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078fbe"
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buyer: "Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust"
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# Neonatal Incubator Replacement

Buyer: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078fbe

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## Summary

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is buying four Dräger BabyLeo TN500 neonatal incubators for its Neonatal Unit. The equipment will replace ageing incubators nearing the end of their operational life, supporting patient safety, continuity of service and clinical capacity. This is the first phase of the Trust’s wider incubator replacement programme; a further three replacements are anticipated in future years, subject to funding approval. The equipment is for use at the Trust’s Neonatal Unit in Bath. The purchase is part of a rolling replacement programme, rather than a wider clinical equipment supply requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Draeger Medical UK Limited on 19 October 2026. The award is for £99,249 excluding VAT (£119,099.23 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027. The purchase is a single lot for four incubators. The Trust used a direct award without competition, through an open framework route; the procurement was below the relevant threshold. The stated procurement supports replacement of existing equipment, but no award scoring criteria are recorded in the supplied process information.

This award shows demand at Royal United Hospitals Bath for specialist neonatal incubators as equipment reaches the end of its operational life. Suppliers competing for a comparable requirement would need to provide neonatal incubators suitable for clinical use, and demonstrate that their equipment can support patient safety, continuity of service and the unit’s clinical capacity. The Trust used a framework-based direct award route for this purchase, so suppliers seeking to serve this requirement should be positioned to supply through an appropriate compliant framework. The planned wider replacement programme indicates that the Trust expects additional incubator purchases in future years, though these depend on funding approval. The selected supplier was a large medical equipment business.

## Notice

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract for the supply of four Drager BabyLeo TN500 neonatal incubators as part of the Neonatal Unit's rolling equipment replacement programme. The procurement supports the replacement of ageing incubators that are approaching the end of their operational life and will help maintain patient safety, service continuity and clinical capacity within the Neonatal Unit. The award will form the first phase of a wider replacement programme, with a further three incubators expected to be replaced in future years subject to funding approval. The procurement will be undertaken through a compliant framework route in accordance with the Trust's procurement and governance requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100815-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £99,249 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | BATH |
| Postcode area | Bath |
| Postcode | BA1 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Newbridge |
| Westminster constituency | Bath |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Draeger Medical UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33152000 - Incubators

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 09:15 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100815-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100815-2026
  26th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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