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NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Benchtop Steriliser - Annual Validation, Verification and Maintenance

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71630000
Value£180k
Deadline24 Aug 2026
Published24 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 24 Jul 202630 days leftCloses 24 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Lewis Ford
lewis.ford@wales.nhs.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html This opportunity is live on eTender Wales and is available via the following reference itt_126228 - Benchtop Steriliser - Annual Validation, Verification and Maintenance

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£180ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

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The brief

This ITT has been issued by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services (hosted by the Velindre NHS Trust) “NWSSP” on behalf of Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB who shall enter into the Agreement.

You are being invited to tender under the open procedure conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

The Procurement will result in the award of a sole supplier contract (Agreement).

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) has a number of benchtop sterilisers throughout its community dental service sites.

Within these facilities, there are a number of Benchtop sterilisers differing in type and manufacturer.

CTMUHB is seeking to employ a specialist & competent contractor to undertake the annual validation, verification and maintenance of its small sterilisers’s in accordance with Welsh Health Technical Memorandum (WHTM) 01-05, Decontamination in primary care dental practices and community dental services.

The purpose of annual validation is to produce a documented procedure for obtaining, recording and interpreting the results required to establish that a process will consistently yield a product complying with predetermined specifications.

The successful company will be required to carry out the periodic tests in accordance with WHTM 01-05, BS EN 13060 and annual maintenance in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This ITT has been issued by NHS

This ITT has been issued by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services (hosted by the Velindre NHS Trust) “NWSSP” on behalf of Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB who shall enter into the Agreement.

02

The purpose of annual validation is

The purpose of annual validation is to produce a documented procedure for obtaining, recording and interpreting the results required to establish that a process will consistently yield a product complying with predetermined specifications.

03

The successful company will be required

The successful company will be required to carry out the periodic tests in accordance with WHTM 01-05, BS EN 13060 and annual maintenance in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Show at bidChartered leads (CEng / RIBA / RICS) named with CVs
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  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Stage
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070242-2026
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