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Hello! What are the necessary's requirements aside form technical specification of a medical equipment being procured. Example are C.E. mark or equivalent, FDA certificate, any more?


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My suggestion would be to ensure you get in writing a required amount of years the manufacturer will support the device. Its also good to establish any technical training. And also they can supply spares.


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All products must meet MRHA rules - The UKCA marking
This is the conformity marking used for products being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).The UKCA marking applies to most products for which the CE marking can also be used.

Different rules apply in Northern Ireland.For products that can use a UKCA marking in Great Britain, these must meet EU rules in Northern Ireland, including a CE marking.
SEE: UKCA Conformity

There are a few aricles about procurement here https://www.ebme.co.uk/articles/management

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"CE" markings is change to "UKCA" in some area in EU. but mostly CE still acceptable in other country.


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Hi all, just my two penn'orth here. As the others have said. We have a capital equipping manager at our trust. We have to present any new devices to a management of medical devices group (MDMG). There is usually input from training team and eventually IPC. We also send out a pre-acquisition questionnaire (PAQ) for the company to fill in which does include servicing and spares requirements. Where possible we try and factor tech training into the quote so that we can support any new device

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