RF Abolition (CHS5/2017/18)

City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (CHSFT) (hereinafter called \"the Trust\") wishes to enter into a Contract for the supply of radio frequency probes and associated consoles for use in the Trauma & Orthopaedic Theatres. The contract is for an initial 2 years with effect from an agreed date which will be confirmed once all suppliers who bid have been evaluated, with an option to extend for a further 1 year at the discretion of the Trust and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. Please note the deadline for submission of all tender returns is 12 noon on 17th July 2017. The Trust is utilising an electronic tendering tool to carry out this procurement. Therefore, all communications are to be conducted via the Due-North portal, https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. It is free to register on the portal. A dedicated help-desk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on +44 (0)1670 597136 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) or via emailing support@due-north.com In order to access the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation, you will need to express an interest within this procurement. You can do this my clicking on the 'Register interest in this opportunity' button. Once you have done this select 'Home' on the toolbar. Once within your 'Home Page' select 'Recently Added' in order to access the ITT documentation.