Question follow-through · 78732

Defibrillators: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to expand the range of defibrillator manufacturers and suppliers available through Government procurement frameworks.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
21 Oct 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to expand the range of defibrillator manufacturers and suppliers available through Government procurement frameworks.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Cabinet Office does not currently offer a commercial agreement for defibrillators. CCS (an agency of the Cabinet Office) agreements do not cover medical devices; departments procure these through their own routes. NHS Supply Chain operates a commercia...

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