Total Orthopaedic Solutions 4

What the buyer is asking for

Products and services used in Orthopaedic, Trauma and Spine procedures, including medical devices (including Orthopaedic specific equipment such as power tools), equipment management services and orthopaedic specific services. Note: For future tenders the following requirements will apply: • ISO Certification: Tenderers must have ISO 9001: 2015 or BS EN ISO 13485:2016 or Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDAP) accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (or international equivalent) to cover all segments of the Tenderer’s and the product’s supply chain. This should include, but not be limited to, sales, manufacturing, storage and distribution ('ISO Certification'). Link for acceptable UKAS alternatives https://iaf.nu/en/accreditation-bodies/ (‘Notified Bodies’). • CE Certification and Declaration of Conformity certificates are required where applicable to be presented at submission stage of the tender. • Modern Slavery for Tenderers that have an annual turnover of at least £36 million must have a link to their modern slavery statement on their website. • Modern Slavery Assessment Tool (MSAT) Tenderers must have a score of 41% or above within 12months of the Tender Publication Date via https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ • Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment – Tenderers will need to have completed the assessment and achieved Level 1 within the 12 months prior to the Tender Close Date. Link for instructions and access for this assessment: https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-commercial/central-commercial-function-ccf/evergreen/ • Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP): Tenders must have a valid CRP link on their website that meets the requirements of PPN 006 as outlined in the PPN, OR Where Supplier has no website, the CRP is provided in PDF format that meets the requirements of PPN 006 as outlined in the PPN, OR Excused in exceptional circumstances. • Cyber Security: If you handle patient or personal data, or provide any IT systems, services, or devices you will need to have a Cyber Security Essentials Plus Certificate.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 30%priceRanked Discount Offering
• 10%qualitySocial Value
• 25%qualityVBP - Efficiency
• 10%qualityVBP - Patients & Staff
• 10%qualityVBP - Supply Chain
• 15%qualityVBP - Purpose

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

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3 lots

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• Implants and Consumables£2.9bn

  This Lot includes thirteen Lot categories. - 1.1: Orthopaedic Primary and Hemiarthroplasty Hips: Primary total hip replacement and hemiarthroplasty, instruments required for supporting supplier implant products within this Lot category. - 1.2: Orthopaedic Primary and Partial Knees: Primary Knee replacement including total knee and partial knee replacement, instruments required for supporting supplier implant products within this Lot category. - 1.3: Orthopaedic Extremities Arthroplasty: Shoulder, elbow, ankle, finger, thumb and wrist joint reconstruction and fracture management through prosthetic implantation of an arthroplasty product, instruments required for supporting supplier implant products within this Lot category. - 1.4: Complex Arthroplasty: Revision hip and knee joint replacement Upper & Lower Limb Orthopaedic Salvage systems – offering a full salvage portfolio for comprehe

• Orthopaedic Equipment£108m

  Specific Orthopaedic Equipment used in orthopaedic, trauma and spine theatres which includes but is not limited to: Robotics, Navigation, Imaging, Fluid management, Arthroscopic consoles & stack systems, High speed power tools, Large and small bone power tools & Reusable Pulse Lavage, Helmets, Tourniquets machines, Bone harvesting / milling, Ultrasound cement removal, Cement mixing capital equipment, Ultrasound bone healing, Neuromonitoring (spine surgery), Autologous Bone Marrow, Aspirate, Autologous Blood Transfusion, Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma, Other Autologous Systems This excludes generic equipment such as those used in general surgery.

• Services and Solutions£86m

  Supportive services, solutions, products, and programs which aid in the treatment of patients undergoing Orthopaedic pathway procedures e.g. patient wearable devices, patient/clinician applications, procedure / patient planning software, orthopaedic managed equipment servicing, technical support, operational efficiency programs and value healthcare solutions.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published18 days ago

   19 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 28 days

   4 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 38 days

   14 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 217 days

   11 Jun 2027, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice23 Feb 2026, 14:28 GMT016123-2026
2. Pipeline or early engagement notice8 Apr 2026, 12:05 BST031871-2026
3. Notice published27 Aug 2026, 11:10 BST081660-2026
4. Tender notice19 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST098635-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender