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Opportunity overview
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the future procurement of Community Equipment.
Community equipment encompasses a broad range of items designed to support individuals living at home. This includes equipment for nursing care, such as commodes, as well as aids for daily living, including shower chairs, raised toilet seats, hoists, and community profile beds. It also covers minor adaptions, such as grab rails and ramps. Community equipment services are currently delivered through partnerships between local health boards and local authorities. Most equipment is managed via community equipment stores, which are responsible for the delivery, collection, refurbishment and maintenance of items.
The purpose of this engagement is to obtain market intelligence, understand supplier capabilities, explore potential solutions, identify innovative approaches, and assess market capacity prior to commencing a formal procurement process.
NWSSP is seeking feedback from suppliers with experience in delivering [brief description of goods/services]. Engagement activities may include supplier questionnaires, one-to-one discussions, demonstrations, workshops, or market engagement events.
This notice is issued solely for the purpose of market consultation and information gathering. It does not constitute a call for competition, and participation will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process.
Classification
CPV33000000 — Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Planning and budget
Milestones
Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The supplier engagement webinar will be held 4th November 2026 at 10am GMT via Microsoft Teams. Suppliers wishing to attend should register their interest through Sell2Wales by 3rd November 2026. Joining instructions will be issued to registered attendees. Interested suppliers are invited to express their interest by contacting the named procurement lead sarah.roberts13@wales.nhs.uk and / or responding to the questions issued as part of this engagement.
Information gathered during this engagement will be used to inform the procurement strategy, specification development, lotting structure (where applicable), evaluation methodology, contract terms, and overall approach to market. The Authority reserves the right to engage with all or a selection of responding suppliers where this is necessary to obtain a representative view of the market.
Participation in this preliminary market engagement is entirely voluntary and will not constitute an advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement exercise. Any future procurement opportunity will be advertised separately in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
Due
3 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
097979-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
ocds-h6vhtk-052388-2025-05-23T15:06:47+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
2
097979-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership to inform a future procurement for community equipment and associated community equipment-store activities. The engagement concerns items such as commodes, shower chairs, raised toilet seats, hoists, profile beds, grab rails and ramps, with current services described as including delivery, collection, refurbishment and maintenance. This is not a call for competition and bidding is not open.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to suppliers of community-care equipment and organisations experienced with community equipment-store operations. The notice seeks market intelligence and feedback rather than bids; specific future supplier requirements are unknown.
Key points identified
Relevant experienceExperience in delivering the referenced goods/services is sought, but the bracketed description is incomplete.Evidence: "NWSSP is seeking feedback from suppliers with experience in delivering [brief description of goods/services]."
Community equipment scopeEquipment described includes nursing-care equipment, daily-living aids and minor adaptations.Evidence: "This includes equipment for nursing care, such as commodes, as well as aids for daily living, including shower chairs, raised toilet seats, hoists, and community profile beds. It also covers minor adaptions, such as grab rails and ramps."
Eligibility requirementsUnknown; no eligibility criteria are stated for this market-engagement notice.Evidence: The supplied notice description states the engagement purpose and activities but provides no eligibility criteria.
93% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified5 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership to inform a future procurement for community equipment and associated community equipment-store activities. The engagement concerns items such as commodes, shower chairs, raised toilet seats, hoists, profile beds, grab rails and ramps, with current services described as including delivery, collection, refurbishment and maintenance. This is not a call for competition and bidding is not open.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to suppliers of community-care equipment and organisations experienced with community equipment-store operations. The notice seeks market intelligence and feedback rather than bids; specific future supplier requirements are unknown.
Key deliverables
Market feedback on community equipment solutions, supplier capabilities, innovation and market capacity
Potential input through questionnaires, discussions, demonstrations, workshops or market-engagement events
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
3 criteria identified
Relevant experience
93% confidence
Experience in delivering the referenced goods/services is sought, but the bracketed description is incomplete.
View supporting evidence
"NWSSP is seeking feedback from suppliers with experience in delivering [brief description of goods/services]."
Community equipment scope
98% confidence
Equipment described includes nursing-care equipment, daily-living aids and minor adaptations.
View supporting evidence
"This includes equipment for nursing care, such as commodes, as well as aids for daily living, including shower chairs, raised toilet seats, hoists, and community profile beds. It also covers minor adaptions, such as grab rails and ramps."
Eligibility requirements
97% confidence
Unknown; no eligibility criteria are stated for this market-engagement notice.
View supporting evidence
The supplied notice description states the engagement purpose and activities but provides no eligibility criteria.
Community equipment stores are described as responsible for delivery, collection, refurbishment and maintenance of items.
View supporting evidence
"Most equipment is managed via community equipment stores, which are responsible for the delivery, collection, refurbishment and maintenance of items."
Contract delivery requirements
95% confidence
Unknown; these activities describe current arrangements and do not confirm requirements of a future contract.
View supporting evidence
The notice says services "are currently delivered" and that engagement is to inform a future procurement.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Upcoming/planned preliminary market engagement; not a live competition.
View supporting evidence
"stage": "planning"; "display_status": "upcoming"; "source_status": "planned"; "This notice is issued solely for the purpose of market consultation and information gathering. It does not constitute a call for competition".
Engagement purpose
99% confidence
Obtain market intelligence, understand capabilities, explore solutions and innovation, and assess capacity before formal procurement.
View supporting evidence
"The purpose of this engagement is to obtain market intelligence, understand supplier capabilities, explore potential solutions, identify innovative approaches, and assess market capacity prior to commencing a formal procurement process."
Potential engagement formats
98% confidence
Supplier questionnaires, one-to-one discussions, demonstrations, workshops, or market-engagement events may be used.
View supporting evidence
"Engagement activities may include supplier questionnaires, one-to-one discussions, demonstrations, workshops, or market engagement events."
Submission requirements and deadline
98% confidence
Unknown; no submission deadline or participation instructions are supplied.
View supporting evidence
Opportunity fields: "submission_deadline": null; no participation instructions appear in the supplied description.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Not a bidding opportunity
99% confidence
This is market consultation only and does not constitute a call for competition; participation does not provide an advantage or disadvantage in a later process.
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"It does not constitute a call for competition, and participation will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process."
Incomplete scope wording
99% confidence
The supplier-experience sentence contains an unresolved placeholder, so the exact goods/services on which feedback is sought are incomplete.
View supporting evidence
"NWSSP is seeking feedback from suppliers with experience in delivering [brief description of goods/services]."
Future scope uncertainty
98% confidence
The final procurement scope, route, timetable, contract terms and supplier-selection requirements are unknown because this is early-stage engagement.
View supporting evidence
The notice states that engagement is to inform a future procurement and supplied fields for procurement method, deadlines and contract dates are null.
Source date inconsistency
99% confidence
The supplied process publication timestamp is 23 May 2025, whereas the source update timestamp, document publication timestamp and Find a Tender notice identifier indicate 16 October 2026. The supplied evidence does not resolve which publication date should be treated as authoritative.
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