Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Papworth Road Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contract Management of Decontamination Services
Reference number
RPH2025066
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79994000 - Contract administration services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Royal Papworth Hospital requires a dedicated and expert decontamination contract management supplier to oversee and manage its decontamination services. These services are essential for patient safety and must meet stringent compliance, governance, and performance requirements.
This role will ensure all decontamination—sterile services, endoscopes, mattresses, ultrasound and TOE probes—is managed according to HTMs, the Health and Social Care Act, and other national and local standards. The provider must support governance arrangements, manage risk, and lead continuous service improvement to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £422,400
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH1 - East Anglia
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Royal Papworth Hospital requires a dedicated and expert decontamination contract management supplier to oversee and manage its decontamination services. These services are essential for patient safety and must meet stringent compliance, governance, and performance requirements.
This role will ensure all decontamination—sterile services, endoscopes, mattresses, ultrasound and TOE probes—is managed according to HTMs, the Health and Social Care Act, and other national and local standards. The provider must support governance arrangements, manage risk, and lead continuous service improvement to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
To contract manage the below services:
• Surgical instrument sterilisation (CSSD)
• Mattress decontamination
• Endoscope reprocessing
• Ultrasound and TOE probe decontamination
• Management of associated water quality, environmental monitoring, and equipment validation
• Emergency response for contamination incidents
• Waste decontamination, segregation, and disposal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £422,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2025
End date
31 October 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
13 August 2025
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
26 June 2025
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom