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Leverage A £15 Billion Industry with Government Tenders for Medical Equipment

Posted on by John Hudson

Tricks to sourcing & winning government tenders for medical equipment

For businesses with insight, growth opportunities are ready for the taking in the form of government tenders for medical equipment. According to Statista, £15,000,000,000 of government expenditure is due to medical equipment, and the NHS represents 80% of healthcare procurement. After reading this blog, you’ll be more informed and equipped when it comes to government tenders for medical equipment.

Where can I find government tenders for medical equipment?

Healthcare Tenders

If your business would benefit from bidding for medical equipment, then our Healthcare Tender portal is here to help.

Unlike other portals, we don’t use CPV codes. Our Opportunity Trackers manually scour hundreds of websites every day. When they find new healthcare contracts, they upload them to Healthcare Tenders, categorising them with industry-focused keywords. With a subscription, you can find all these opportunities from hundreds of portals, in one place.

What’s more, we will assign you a dedicated Account Manager to manage your subscription. They will be on hand to answer your tendering or portal-related queries. You will also receive a daily email bulletin straight to your inbox. This will contain contracts for medical equipment found that day.

Schedule a free live demo of Healthcare Tenders to see how the portal can help your business.

Below are previous government tenders for medical equipment we have sourced:

NCS Trust Health & Safety Provider (Estates)
National Citizen Service – London – Budget: £60,000

Supply Of Endotracheal Tubes Needle & Probes
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust – West Midlands – Budget: £99,600

UWTSD2122/162. Electrical Resistance Topography (ERT) Excavation Equipment For The Portalis Project
University of Wales Trinity Saint David – Wales – Budget: Undisclosed

RA314325 – NWL CCG – Blood Pressure Monitors
NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) – North West – Budget: Undisclosed

Supply and Delivery of Carbon & Nitrogen Biogeochemical Monitoring Equipment

University of Limerick – Republic of Ireland – Budget: Undisclosed

How is medical equipment procured? The confusion between CCGs & ICSs

As of 2021, there were over 100 Clinical Commissioning Groups that procured healthcare products and services. Both the CCGs/NHS were funded by the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC).

From 2022, there’s a new commissioning authority…Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). They will cover anything from mental health to GPs and other primary care services. After July 2020, the last CCGs will be swallowed by the ICS’s.

It’s anticipated that they’ll also take on dental and orthodontic services, subsuming General and Personal Dental Services (GDS & PDS). Over 40 now span England. Ultimately, the ICSs are part of the NHS’s long-term plan to integrate healthcare services further.

3 tips for winning government tenders for medical equipment

1.    Communication

When you’re dealing with government tenders for medical equipment, suppliers can be apprehensive about communication. However, clarification questions can be a godsend when it comes to tender management. The trick is to ask the right questions. Get your team together to organise the most relevant questions you can think of.

2.    Proofreading

When you’re responding to government tenders for medical equipment, you need to keep a  professional grammar standard. If the buyer discovers errors throughout the tender response, they won’t give your work a second chance. It’s imperative that you ensure that your work is to a high standard, which is where proofreading comes in. Get colleagues to read over your work. Look into professional bid writing services which offer proofreading. Our sister company Hudson Succeed offers this service through Tender Mentor. By the end of this service, your writing will be polished to a professional standard.

3.    Social value

If you’re tendering with the government, this aspect of the tendering process is an invaluable tool in your arsenal. The government outlines these values for suppliers so that they positively impact their local communities. In the evaluation criteria, social value questions can weigh as much as 10%. The five themes are as follows:

  1. Covid 19 recovery– Helping local communities to manage and recover from the impact of COVID- 19.
  2. Tackling economic equality – Creating new businesses, new jobs and new skills.
  3. Fighting climate change – Demonstrating effective stewardship of the environment.
  4. Equal opportunity – Reducing the disability employment gap/tackling workforce inequality.
  5. Wellbeing – Improving the health & wellbeing of your employees.

Once you’ve provided sufficient evidence of fulfilling these themes, you’ll be gaining favour with the buyer.

In summary

So, we’re finished with this blog on government tenders for medical equipment. We’re confident that you’re clued in with the process of how these tenders work. You’re aware of the importance of ICSs, and how they are replacing CCGs as the main method of healthcare procurement.

What if you’re still unsure about responding to medical equipment tenders?

Need help with writing a bid proposal? 

Hudson Succeed is our sister company of expert Bid Writers who can handle the whole NHS tendering process for you. So, if you have found a medical equipment tender you would like to bid for, Hudson Succeed can help. Their tender support packages are designed to help your business succeed. Find out how our Bid Writers can support you on your tendering journey.

Get in touch with our expert team.

Want to save even more time?

Upgrading to Discover Elite can help you find government tenders for medical equipment– even when you’re busy! Our two upgraded packages are particularly useful if your business runs across two sectors like Healthcare and Technology. A dedicated Account Manager will carefully consider which tenders are most suitable for your business. This will help improve your bid success rate and your competitor awareness.

The Ultimate Time-Saving Tool offers your business:

  • An annual subscription to a maximum of two Discover portals of your choice.
  • Up to five bid breakdowns per month to help you make your bid or no-bid decisions.
  • Weekly phone calls with your Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.
  • Award and pre-market engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
  • Public and private buyer portal management. This includes registering, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid strategy.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package offers your business:

  • All the above.
  • Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
  • The development of a bid strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of five years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

For further information, contact us today.

We also source healthcare business leads for sub-sectors including:

The Art of Winning Government Medical Tenders

Posted on by John Hudson

Learn from the best when it comes to government medical tenders!

For most, the process of winning government medical tenders can be daunting. With this blog, you’ll discover our insights and how to secure these contracts. Alongside this, you’ll increase your knowledge around the tendering process, putting you in a better position to win.

Who commissions government medical tenders?

When it comes to government medical tenders, the commissioning authority is often seen as the NHS. But it’s more complicated than that. Across the UK, there are smaller local authorities known as Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) which facilitate procurement in local areas. There are currently around 200 CCGs in England alone. They cover:

  • Community and district nurses
  • Local psychotherapists and occupational therapists
  • Planned hospital care
  • Urgent and emergency care (including out-of-hours)
  • Mental health and learning disability services.

However, some services need to be procured centrally by the NHS, such as;

  • Offender health
  • Dentistry, ophthalmology
  • Armed forces care
  • Immunisation/screening programmes.

What about LHBs, LCGs and RHBs?

We’ve covered CCGs, but what about the other devolved powers (Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland)? How do they procure their healthcare services/goods in the public sector? Since the 1990s, each country has taken control of its own healthcare procurement.

LHBs

The Welsh equivalent of CCGs, seven of these Local Health Boards procure healthcare services across Wales. Ambulances and specialist services for cancer are provided by three other NHS Trusts. There are no major differences between LHBs and CCGs other than the Welsh healthcare legislation.

LCGs

For Northern Ireland, their healthcare is provided by five Local Commissioning Groups. These in turn are run by an overarching Health and Social Care Board (HSCB). The major difference between these and the other countries’ health procurement structures is that the LCGs also procure social services.

RHBs

The Scottish equivalent of CCGs lies in the Scottish Health board. 14 Regional Health Boards cover all of Scotland, and plan/deliver health services based on the needs of the local community. Similar to Wales, they also have seven special NHS boards, which take care of:

  • Health education
  • Public health
  • Offender health
  • Ambulance services
  • Blood transfusion services.

6 steps in the government’s medical tendering process

Some of these steps may be excluded from your tendering process for government medical tenders. However, it’s wise to know each step so that you’re prepared for any eventuality.

PIN

The government body will release the PIN to indicate an intention of their desire for healthcare services. This can be up to 12-months in advance. At this stage, you would be asked to provide an expression of interest.

Contract notice

This is the official launch of the contracting commission’s interest, usually in the form of an ad. You would likely find it on websites and tendering databases.

Selection questionnaire

At this stage in the process, a selection questionnaire (SQ) is provided.  This document ensures only the most suitable candidates move to the next step. Depending on the contract, you can expect a list of questions that confirm your viability.

ITT

Arguably, this is the heart of the tendering process. Most of the written work is concentrated here. The Invitation to Tender works to further sharpen that search for a successful supplier. Your tender response will be dependent on the buyer’s requirements. Due to this, the ITT can vary in size and scope.

Presentation

Your tender submission was successful! Occasionally, the contracting commission will end it here. However, sometimes you will be required to present your bid plan or attend an interview. You’ll be assessed by representatives of the Local Health Board (if you’re fulfilling a local contract).

Contract award

If you’ve won, congratulations! Now you can put your bid plan into action. However, if you haven’t won, you can still take this opportunity to request feedback. This will provide you with a real scope of the improvements that are needed for your next bid.

Conclusion

So, now you’re more knowledgeable about the healthcare tendering process. You’ve also gained insights into the process of securing government medical tenders. What if you need to source government medical tenders now?

Healthcare Tenders

If your business would benefit from bidding for healthcare contracts, then our Healthcare Tender Portal is here to help.

Unlike other portals, we don’t use CPV codes. We have our Opportunity Trackers who manually scour hundreds of websites every day. If they find new healthcare contracts, they then upload it to Healthcare Tenders. With your subscription, you could view all these opportunities from hundreds of portals, in one place.

What’s more, we will assign you a dedicated Account Manager to manage your subscription. They will be on hand to answer your tendering or portal-related queries. You will also receive a daily email bulletin straight to your inbox. This will contain contracts for healthcare services found that day.

Schedule a free live demo of Healthcare Tenders to see how the portal can help your business.

Below are previous government medical tenders sourced on our portal:

HPLC Equipment (Maintenance of)
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (Hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) – Wales – Budget: Undisclosed

Maintenance of Microscopes
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (Hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) – Wales – Budget: £99,000

Primary Care Provided Phlebotomy Services
NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG – South East – Budget: £2,989,635

Prior Information Notice 2 – Domestic Plasma Fractionation
NHS England – Yorkshire – Budget: Undisclosed

NHSGJ0052/21 Supply of Electrophysiology Systems with Associated Hardware and Consumables
NHS Golden Jubilee – Scotland – Budget: Undisclosed

LB of Bromley Appropriate Adult Service
London Borough of Bromley – South East – Budget: £ 260,000

We source healthcare business leads for sub-sectors including:

Want to save even more time?

Upgrading to Discover Elite can help you find government medical tenders – even when you’re busy! Our two upgraded packages are particularly useful if your business runs across two sectors like Healthcare and Technology. A dedicated Account Manager will carefully consider which healthcare service contracts are most suitable for your business. This will help improve your bid success rate and improve your competitor awareness.

The Ultimate Time-Saving Tool offers your business:

  • An annual subscription to a maximum of two Discover portals of your choice.
  • Up to five bid breakdowns per month to help you make your bid or no-bid decisions.
  • Weekly phone calls with your Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.
  • Award and pre-market engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
  • Public and private buyer portal management. This includes registering, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid strategy.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package offers your business:

  • All the above.
  • Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
  • The development of a bid strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of five years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

For further information, contact us today.

Need help with a bid proposal? 

Hudson Succeed is our sister company of expert Bid Writers who can handle the whole tendering process for you. So, if you have found a healthcare contract you would like to bid for, Hudson Succeed can help. Their tender support packages are designed to help your business succeed. Find out how our Bid Writers can support you on your tendering journey.

Contact us for more information regarding our bid management consultancy services.

Start Winning Dental Tenders with These 3 Tips

Posted on by John Hudson

Earn that winning smile with dental tenders

According to LaingBuisson, the dental industry in the U.K amounts to over £7.1 billion, and dental tenders play a pivotal role. Dental tenders can act as catalysts for exponential business growth. In essence, it’s the perfect time to start bidding on dental contracts. Fortunately, we’ve got experience with dental tenders, so we’ll walk you through methods of sourcing and winning these contracts.

Where can I find dental tenders?

Through our extensive searches for dental contracts, we’ve come to one sensible option…

Hudson Discover.

By removing unreliable CPV codes, we’ve created a portal that infinitely smoothens the process of tender searches.

Our Healthcare Tenders portal uploads a wide range of tenders in the healthcare industry, across the UK. This helps to streamline the process, saving you time and resources.

What is Healthcare Tenders?

Healthcare Tenders is a time-saving tool. Our Opportunity Trackers manually search hundreds of sites for the latest healthcare leads and opportunities. They upload a whole range of opportunities such as single-provider contracts, NHS frameworks and DPSs. Once they are uploaded to our portal, you can filter the results by budget, keyword, location and more.

Below are previous dental tenders sourced on our portal:

Market Engagement Webinar for the Provision of Dental

Services in Oswestry, Shropshire

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit – West Midlands – £655,920

General Dental Services Scarborough

NHS England – North (Yorkshire and the Humber) – Yorkshire – £7,246,148

Secondary Care Dental Service (Teesside)

North Of England Commissioning Support – North East – £572,944

Provision of Personal Dental Services for Powys Teaching Health Board

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) – Wales – £210,000

RFT2116 – Framework Agreement for the provision of Dental Services to the Defence Forces (Curragh)

Irish Defence Forces – Republic of Ireland – Budget: Undisclosed

3 points to take into consideration when you’re bidding for dental tenders

1.    Qualifications

It should go without saying that as dental tenders require medical practitioners to bid, they will require extensive standards. After all, any contract within the healthcare sector should have one central aspect – the quality of patient care. And that can only be verified through several qualifications and regulations. Ultimately, when you’re considering whether to bid, you need to ensure that your qualifications match those needed.

2.    Social value

In the public sector, social value is important in the tendering process, weighing as much as 10% in evaluation criteria. Once you provide evidence that you’re adhering to this model of values, you’re chances of winning a dental tender will increase. To demonstrate social value, buyers are looking to see how you are:

  • Supporting COVID 19 recovery – How is your business aiding the local community in recovering from the effects of the pandemic?
  • Tackling social inequality – Do you have functional discrimination policies in place?
  • Fighting climate change – How are you ensuring your sources are sustainable? What are you doing to reduce wastage?
  • Providing equal opportunities – Are you ensuring that anyone regardless of sexuality, race and disability has equal chances of recruitment?
  • Supporting wellbeing – How are you ensuring the health and wellbeing of your patients? Are you actively helping them maintain a good life?

3.    Time management

Keeping on top of dental tender deadlines should be a top priority. If you miss the deadline, you simply won’t be considered. We recommend creating trackers to ensure you meet the deadline. Set internal dates to work towards and organise progress meetings. These will improve team cohesion and help provide a consistent tender response.

In Summary

So here we are, at the end of this blog on dental tenders! If you need it, here’s a short recap of the blog.

  • Where can I find dental tenders? – An insight into the easiest way of sourcing dental tenders.
  • 3 points to take into consideration when you’re bidding for dental tenders:
  1. Qualifications – Ensuring that you’re adhering to the standards set by regulatory agencies.
  2. Social value – Providing evidence that you’re working to improve your community in line with the government’s areas of focus.
  3. Time management – Keeping on top of tender deadlines. Setting internal dates so that you and your team are prompt in your delivery of the bid.

Need help writing your next dental tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and have over 60 years of collective bidding experience. They offer four bid writing support packages to help you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next dental tenders.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a dental tender and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

Contact us for more information regarding our bid management consultancy services.

Want to save even more time?

Upgrading to Discover Elite will ensure you never miss a tendering opportunity even when you’re busy!

The Ultimate Time-Saving Tool offers your business:

  • An annual subscription to a maximum of two Discover portals of your choice.
  • Up to five bid breakdowns per month to help you make your bid or no-bid decisions.
  • Weekly phone calls with your Account Manager to discuss viable dental leads and tendering opportunities.
  • Award and pre-market engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
  • Public and private buyer portal management including registering, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid strategy.

Contact us for more information.