Planning

Surgical Instrument and Flexible Endoscope Decontamination Service

  • Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-062720

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a935

Published 7 October 2025, 9:42am

Last edited 7 October 2025, 1:54pm

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Scope

Reference

C393089

Description

This Early Market Engagement (EME) is being led by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH or the 'Authority') on behalf of the East Midlands Decontamination Collaboration (EMDC), a partnership between Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (SFH or SFHFT) (collectively referred to as the 'Collaboration').

• The Collaboration is seeking to engage with decontamination service providers (Suppliers) to raise awareness of its future plans for Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) and endoscope decontamination services.

• The purpose of this Early Market Engagement (EME) is to:

o Understand what solutions, models, and innovations are currently available in the market.

o Learn from previous examples of similar projects delivered elsewhere.

o Gather Supplier views on potential delivery approaches, risks, and enablers.

o Explore opportunities for collaboration and transitional support options.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 12 October 2026 to 7 October 2030
  • 3 years, 11 months, 27 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85100000 - Health services

Contract locations

  • UKF - East Midlands (England)

Engagement

Engagement deadline

10 November 2025

Engagement process description

Suppliers are invited to download the EME document via the e-Tendering portal for more information:

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Suppliers are required to review all published EME documentation and submit their responses in accordance with the timetable set out in Section 2

If you have any problems with the Electronic Portal, you should contact the helpdesk on 0800 9956035 or by sending an email to support-health@atamis.co.uk . The helpline is open Monday to Friday between 8 am and 6 pm excluding public and bank holidays.

Contracting authority

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVQC-9261-WGRM

City Campus, Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

United Kingdom

Contact name: Billi Holland

Email: billi.holland1@nhs.net

Website: https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/

Region: UKF14 - Nottingham

Organisation type: Public authority - central government