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Autoclaves contracts

UK public sector · 98 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
98
Last 12 months
Median contract
£62k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£26.0m
93 of 98 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
50
Suppliers
44

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most autoclaves contracts took 33% of them (32 of 98).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter fell 22% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £62k, is 42% below the median across healthcare contracts (£106k).
  • Wales had the most contracts: 20, or 20% of the total.

Who buys autoclaves

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership11 contracts
  2. 2Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust5 contracts
  3. 3UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)4 contracts
  4. 4University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
  5. 5Somerset NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
  6. 6Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust4 contracts
  7. 7Partners Procurement Service (PPS)4 contracts
  8. 8The Pirbright Institute3 contracts
  9. 9West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust3 contracts
  10. 10Aneurin Bevan University Health Board3 contracts

Top autoclaves contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Steris11 contracts
  2. 2Wassenburg Medical10 contracts
  3. 3Getinge6 contracts
  4. 4IM Med Ltd5 contracts
  5. 5Advanced Sterilization Products (UK) Ltd4 contracts
  6. 6Nanosonics4 contracts
  7. 7BMM Weston Limited4 contracts
  8. 8Eschmann Technologies4 contracts
  9. 9Partners For Endoscopy Limited3 contracts
  10. 10Lifescience Technology Ltd3 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

21Q4 2025*32Q1 202619Q2 202625Q3 20261Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 72 · Wales 20 · Scotland 5 · Northern Ireland 1

Wales20East of England13South East13South West11Yorkshire and The Humber8North East6North West5London5East Midlands4Scotland4West Midlands3Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated5

What is included

Steam and low-temperature sterilisers, instrument and endoscope washer-disinfectors, drying cabinets, decontamination RO water plant and sterilisation trays, with their dedicated consumables, packaging, process chemicals, spares, validation and maintenance, and Authorised Engineer (Decontamination) compliance audit.

  • Steam and low-temperature sterilisers
  • Instrument washer-disinfectors
  • Endoscope washer-disinfectors and drying cabinets
  • RO water for decontamination units
  • Sterilisation trays
  • Validation, testing and maintenance
  • Authorised Engineer (Decontamination) audit and compliance services
  • Washer-disinfector detergents and process chemicals
  • Low-temperature sterilisation consumables
  • Sterilisation wraps, pouches and sterile services packaging consumables
  • Spare parts and consumables for decontamination equipment servicing

What is not included

  • Sterile services and endoscope reprocessing as an outsourced service (hlt.acute.sterile-services-decontamination)
  • Macerators, bedpan washers and sluice equipment (hlt.equip.sluice-room-equipment)
  • Pulp disposables (hlt.cons.continence-products)
  • Room decontamination (cln.clin.hpv-uv-disinfection)
  • Instrument tracking software (it.lob.sterile-services-instrument-tracking)
  • Sterile services unit buildings, shelving and fit-out (another industry: construction-trades)
  • Clinical waste disposal (another industry: waste-environment)

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