Coming up· published 7 Oct 2025
Surgical Instrument and Flexible Endoscope Decontamination Service
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust · Nottingham, East Midlands
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust is planning Surgical Instrument and Flexible Endoscope Decontamination Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Nottingham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 7 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:54
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Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 08:42
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2036
Contract ends
10 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust is planning Surgical Instrument and Flexible Endoscope Decontamination Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Nottingham. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 11 October 2026 to 12 October 2036. It lasts 10 years.
Find a Tender published it on 7 October 2025. The notice number is 062885-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a935. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust is currently in the planning stages of a procurement process concerning the "Surgical Instrument and Flexible Endoscope Decontamination Service". The procurement, led on behalf of the East Midlands Decontamination Collaboration, focuses on health services within the United Kingdom, particularly in the region of UKF.
The preliminary market engagement notice, published on 7th October 2025, invites suppliers to participate in the early market engagement, with a deadline for submissions set for 10th November 2025. The procurement is under the planning stage, with anticipated contract commencement on 12th October 2026, and the contract will last until 12th October 2036.
Additionally, suppliers offering cutting-edge technologies or transitional support options could gain a competitive edge in the bidding process.
The notice in full
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.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 11 Oct 2026 to 12 Oct 2036 (10 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 062885-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a935
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Town
- Nottingham
- Postcode
- NG5 1PB
- Electoral ward
- Sherwood
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Delivery area
- East Midlands (England)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- Nottingham
- Area
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Billi Holland
- Address
- Nottingham, NG5 1PB · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062885-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062720-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05a935 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Surgical Instrument and Flexible Endoscope Decontamination Service
When will the Surgical Instrument and Flexible Endoscope Decontamination Service tender open?
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the Surgical Instrument and Flexible Endoscope Decontamination Service contract?
The contract runs from 11 October 2026 to 12 October 2036 (10 years).
Who is the buyer for Surgical Instrument and Flexible Endoscope Decontamination Service?
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, based in Nottingham, East Midlands. The named contact is Billi Holland.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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