This falls prevention framework tender is a £19.5m NHS opportunity covering the supply of medical devices, monitoring systems and support services across healthcare settings in the UK.
Tender Deadline: 15 April 2026
Fast Facts
- Buyer: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Project: Falls Prevention & Detection Products, Systems and Support Services
- Estimated Value: £19.5 million (excl. VAT)
- Scope: Supply of medical devices, systems and associated support services
- Framework Type: Multi-supplier framework
- Contract Term: July 2026 – July 2034
- Location: UK-wide
- Procurement Type: Open procedure
- SME Suitable: Yes
- Tender Deadline: 15 April 2026
🏥 About the Falls Prevention & Detection Framework Tender
This is a large-scale NHS framework covering the provision of falls prevention and detection products, systems and support services for healthcare settings.
The framework will allow participating authorities across the UK to procure approved suppliers for:
- Falls detection systems
- Monitoring technologies
- Medical consumables and devices
- Associated support and maintenance services
Suppliers appointed to the framework will be eligible for call-off contracts either with or without further competition, providing ongoing access to work over the contract period.
The framework is structured as an open framework, meaning it may be reopened periodically to allow new suppliers to join.
👷 Who This Opportunity Is Best Suited For
This opportunity is particularly relevant to:
- Healthcare technology providers
- Medical device suppliers
- Companies offering patient monitoring or falls detection systems
- SMEs with compliant products and experience supplying into NHS or care environments
It may also suit businesses offering integrated systems with ongoing support services, rather than one-off product supply.
🧠 BidHelp.co.uk Insight
- The quality response is absolutely critical to success on this tender, with 80% of the marks reserved for this part (10% price, 10% social value)
- Based on the structure, expect strong weighting on:
- Technical capability and product performance
- Compliance with healthcare standards
- Evidence of previous NHS or care-sector delivery
- Ability to scale supply and support services
- Importantly, being appointed to the framework is just step one, success comes from winning call-off contracts after entry.
- This makes positioning and clarity in your submission critical.
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