Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Papworth Road Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
UK
E-mail: purchasing.papworth@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Contract Management of Decontamination Services
Reference number: RPH2025066
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79994000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Royal Papworth Hospital requires a dedicated and expert decontamination contract management supplier to oversee and manage its decontamination services. These services are essential for patient safety and must meet stringent compliance, governance, and performance requirements.<br/>This role will ensure all decontamination—sterile services, endoscopes, mattresses, ultrasound and TOE probes—is managed according to HTMs, the Health and Social Care Act, and other national and local standards. The provider must support governance arrangements, manage risk, and lead continuous service improvement to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
422 400.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Royal Papworth Hospital requires a dedicated and expert decontamination contract management supplier to oversee and manage its decontamination services. These services are essential for patient safety and must meet stringent compliance, governance, and performance requirements.<br/>This role will ensure all decontamination—sterile services, endoscopes, mattresses, ultrasound and TOE probes—is managed according to HTMs, the Health and Social Care Act, and other national and local standards. The provider must support governance arrangements, manage risk, and lead continuous service improvement to prevent healthcare-associated infections.<br/>To contract manage the below services:<br/>• Surgical instrument sterilisation (CSSD)<br/>• Mattress decontamination<br/>• Endoscope reprocessing<br/>• Ultrasound and TOE probe decontamination<br/>• Management of associated water quality, environmental monitoring, and equipment validation<br/>• Emergency response for contamination incidents<br/>• Waste decontamination, segregation, and disposal
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
422 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/11/2025
End:
31/10/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/08/2025
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
26/06/2025
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/06/2025