Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c90-f013-7342-9d61-7780a5da69fc/purchase-of-hospital-beds-via-nhs-supplychain-framework-pacph344-pressure-area awarded GB open procedure # Purchase of Hospital Beds via NHS Supplychain Framework PACPH344, Pressure Area Care and Patient Handling [Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-community-health-nhs-foundation-trust) Estimated value £70,000 Published 3 Feb 2022 Deadline Closed 15 Oct 2021 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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. ## About this tender Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust required a clear and efficient route to market for the compliant purchase and supply of standard height and very low height Community Hospital beds. Beds will be procured on an ad-hoc equipment replacement basis or if there is a need to increase bed places. Competitive process was conducted via NHS Supplychain PACPH344, Pressure Area Care and Patient Handling framework agreement, to provide the most economically advantageous tender for both types of beds available for the Trusts specification of requirements. Awarded supplier for Standard Height bed : Drive Devilbiss Healthcare Awarded supplier for Very Low Height bed : Medstrom Ltd Activity is not guaranteed; awarded value is approx only and combined between both providers. ## CPV classification Beds for medical use Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/4d9aef5d-294a-4a89-ba41-f80b56257195) 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 Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-community-health-nhs-foundation-trust) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [Custom made Cranial Plates Tender · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-0673-726d-b0b6-25ad41206a9b/custom-made-cranial-plates-tender) [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 · 31 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 · 30 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 · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a014-7092-93fd-a23b17232c85/poland-orthopaedic-implants-dostawa-implantow-ortopedycznych) [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)