Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcd-4fe0-7360-8026-cd777365b17a/fw-independent-living-2026-contract-notice closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # FW - Independent Living 2026 - Contract Notice [Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/mid-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust) Estimated value £500,000,000 Published 12 Mar 2026 Deadline Closed 13 Apr 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Split into 4 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender HealthTrust Europe LLP are Supply of Independent Living Products and Services 2026 is a multi-source Framework with multi-tiered pricing. The Term of the the first Framework in the scheme of Frameworks shall be 2 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The products and services included within this framework will be split into the lots as follows: - Lot 1 Equipment - Lot 2 Community Loan Store Managed Services - Lot 3 Aggregate Lot Lot A – Technology Enabled Care – this lot is specifically for use by non-NHS organisations only ## CPV classification Medical aids Walking aids Hearing aids Beds for medical use Orthopaedic beds Therapy beds Medical furniture except beds and tables Bedroom furniture, other than beds and beddings Kitchen equipment Kitchen furniture and equipment Medical consumables Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables Medical furniture Hospital beds Motorised beds Psychiatric couches Stretchers Miscellaneous medical devices and products Monitoring and control services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-051d0f-2026-03-12T10:07:13Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-051d0f-2026-03-12T10:07:13Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/mid-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [Autoclaves – Autoklaver till Tandvårdshögskolan i Malmö · Malmö universitet · 9 days left · 28 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9dd7-7329-993d-a6e0f71667e9/sweden-autoclaves-autoklaver-till-tandvardshogskolan-i-malmo) [Pharmaceutical products – Open-House-Rabattverträge 2026-17 Tafamidis · Techniker Krankenkasse · 773 days left · 30 Nov 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aa23-7217-b0b6-daa9dc9fe3b2/germany-pharmaceutical-products-open-house-rabattvertrage-2026-17-tafamidis) [Enteral feeds – Enteralna prehrana · Klinički Bolnički Centar Split · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-61f0-727d-a7e5-8af11fde40a5/croatia-enteral-feeds-enteralna-prehrana) [Operating-theatre devices – Operační stoly · Fakultní nemocnice Brno · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6f95-7385-a1b5-a45251fdf818/czechia-operating-theatre-devices-operacni-stoly) [Orthopaedic implants – Dostawa implantów ortopedycznych · Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Białymstoku · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a014-7092-93fd-a23b17232c85/poland-orthopaedic-implants-dostawa-implantow-ortopedycznych) [Laboratory reagents – Dostawa odczynników oraz dzierżawa analizatorów. · Szpital Specjalistyczny w Chorzowie · 8 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ca42-73b8-a366-fed6ba8a391f/poland-laboratory-reagents-dostawa-odczynnikow-oraz-dzierzawa-analizatorow)