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NHS Shared Business Services Limited · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) intends to put in place its 3rd generation Framework for the provision of design, furniture and appliances to be used by Approved Organisations for the following proposed Lots, which are under consideration during this preliminary market engagement: Lot 1.1 - Clinical and Healthcare Environment Design Provision of consultancy services for clinical and healthcare environment, including planning and design, utilisation analysis, and space planning. Lot 1.2 - Consultancy, Design and Turnkey Provision of end-to-end consultancy interior design, space planning, and turnkey delivery services. Lot 2.1 - Office and Residential Furniture Provision of design, supply, delivery, and installation of a variety of office and residential furniture. Lot 2.2 - Office and Residential - Hire, Lease and Subscription Provision of hire, lease and subscription solutions for office and residential furniture. Lot 2.3 - Ergonomic Assessments Provision of ergonomic assessments which identify risk factors that can cause discomfort or injury, such as poor posture, repetitive motions, and excessive force. Lot 2.4 - Challenging Environment and Mental Health Furniture Provision of design, supply, delivery and installation of challenging environment and mental health furniture. Lot 2.5 - Clinical Point of Care Furniture Provision of supply, delivery, and installation of clinical point of care furniture. Lot 2.6 - Clinical Theatre Equipment Provision of supply, delivery, and installation of clinical theatre equipment. Lot 2.7 - Education and Early Years Furniture Provision of supply, delivery and installation of early years, schools, and university furniture. Lot 2.8 - Integrated One Stop Shop Provision of supply, delivery, and installation of combined furniture under a single managed contract from the Lots 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.7. Lot 3.1 - Public Sector Privacy, Blinds and Curtains Provision of supply, delivery and installation of blinds, curtains, and associated products. Lot 3.2 - Healthcare Disposable Curtains Provision of supply, delivery, and installation of healthcare disposable curtains Lot 4.1 - Clinical Operational Appliances Provision of supply, delivery, and installation of clinical white goods / operational appliances. Lot 5.1 - Circular Economy Solutions Provision of repair, renovation, upholstery and reconditioning of furniture. Lot 6.1 - Environmental Graphics, Signage and Wayfinding Provision of wall design graphics, signage, and wayfinding. Lot 7.1 - Catering Equipment Provision of supply and installation of commercial catering equipment. Lot 7.2 - Catering Equipment - Service and Maintenance Provision of planned and reactive maintenance services for commercial catering equipment. Lot 8.1 - Cleaning - Products and Consumables Provision of supply and delivery of cleaning products and consumables. Lot 8.2 - Cleaning Equipment Provision of supply, installation, and optional maintenance of cleaning equipment. Lot 8.3 - Cleaning Equipment - Robotics Provision of supply of robotic cleaning equipment, including robotic vacuums, scrubbers, and sweepers.

Classification

  • CPV33192000 — Medical furniture
  • CPV33760000 — Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes
  • CPV34911100 — Trolleys
  • CPV34928470 — Signage
  • CPV39000000 — Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
  • CPV42900000 — Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
  • CPV71315200 — Building consultancy services
  • CPV71317210 — Health and safety consultancy services
  • CPV73220000 — Development consultancy services
  • CPV79415000 — Production management consultancy services
  • CPV79930000 — Specialty design services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SBS10538
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
12 Feb 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
11 Feb 2028, 00:00
Ends
10 Feb 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
33192000
Description
Medical furniture
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
33760000
Description
Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
34911100
Description
Trolleys
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
34928470
Description
Signage
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
39000000
Description
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
42900000
Description
Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
71315200
Description
Building consultancy services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
71317210
Description
Health and safety consultancy services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
73220000
Description
Development consultancy services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
79415000
Description
Production management consultancy services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
79930000
Description
Specialty design services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
GG
Country
GG
Country Name
Guernsey
Entry 3
Region
IM
Country
IM
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 4
Region
JE
Country
JE
Country Name
Jersey

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and social care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ NHS SBS intends to put in place a Framework under the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of Design, Furniture and Appliances for healthcare and the wider public sector to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. To help define and develop our national procurement strategy and to assist with the development of our service specification to meet the needs of NHS organisations and the wider public sector, NHS SBS are engaging with potential suppliers (as part of preliminary market engagement) prior to the release of a Tender Notice on the Find a Tender website. Potential suppliers wishing to participate in the preliminary market engagement (PME) should read the PME introduction document and complete and submit the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ) on SAP Ariba before midday (GMT) 12 noon on 14/05/2026. Further information regarding the proposed Framework can be found via the following link: https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110009349?anId=ANONYMOUS If you are creating a new account, due to a recently identified SAP Ariba technical issue, please follow the guidance attached to the SAP Ariba Discovery Post, "NHS SBS Bidder Guide_creating an new account and selecting USA data centre." Please note that selecting the "USA:Quincy. WA" Data Centre Option is a required workaround. If you have an existing SAP Ariba supplier account that was created on after 16th January 2026, please follow the guidance attached to the SAP Ariba Discovery Post, "NHS SBS Bidder Guidance_Access an event_Account already created post 16_01_26." If you have an existing SAP Ariba supplier account that was created before 16th January 2026, there are no reported technical issues and you will be taken directly to the event after entering your credentials. Potential bidders will then be given access to the opportunity and can begin to register their interest and raise clarification questions. NHS SBS will use an eSourcing system for any procurement activity taken subsequent to this notice. The eSourcing system we will use is SAP Ariba. (PLEASE NOTE: To register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Framework if invited to do so).
Due
14 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
032456-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Apr 2026, 14:23
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS Shared Business Services Limited
Id
GB-COH-05280446

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05280446

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDVT-6171-VHCX

Address

Street Address
1 Bartholomew Close
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1A 7BL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · EC1A 7BL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · GG · Guernsey
  • Delivery location · IM · Isle of Man
  • Delivery location · JE · Jersey
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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