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Summary

OCID:: ocds-h6vhtk-04545a
Published by:: Supply Chain Coordination Limited
Authority ID:: AA83515
Publication date:: 15 October 2025
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

The scope of the framework covers the full range of various sizes and types of products that are used to close wounds or tissue approximation. Including: sutures, haemostats, tissue adhesives, suture needles, skin staplers and wound closure strips.

Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be circa £87,800,000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement; however, this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value of the total Framework Agreement term will be circa £400,000,000. The Framework Agreement between NHS Supply Chain and successful suppliers will reserve the right to purchase the same or similar supplies and/or services from suppliers not appointed to the Framework Agreement at its sole discretion.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Supply Chain Coordination Limited

Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road

London

SE1 8UG

E-mail: sarah.bailey@supplychain.nhs.uk

NUTS: UKI

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/procurement

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Wound Closure

II.1.2) Main CPV code

33140000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 400 000 000.00 GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

24911200

33141000

33141121

33141127

33141128

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Lot includes sutures, haemostats, tissue adhesives, suture needles, skin staplers and wound closure strips.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Sales, Service and Quality / Weighting: 35

Quality criterion: Supply Chain Resiliance / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 5

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 30

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2024/S 000-038072

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 1

Contract No: PROJECT_1011

Title: Wound Closure

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30/09/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 43

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 43

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

MEDTRONIC LIMITED

Watford

NUTS: UKH2

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ADVANCED MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD.

Cheshire

NUTS: UKD6

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Anser Medical Ltd

Lincolnshire

NUTS: UKE1

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Aquilant Limited

North Hampshire

NUTS: UKJ37

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Artivion UK Ltd

West Surrey

NUTS: UKJ25

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ASSUT UK LTD

West Yorkshire

NUTS: UKE4

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

B. Braun Medical Limited

Sheffield

NUTS: UKE32

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Baxter Healthcare Ltd

Norfolk

NUTS: UKH1

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Chemence Ltd

London

NUTS: UKI

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Crest Medical Ltd

Warrington

NUTS: UKD61

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Critical Healthcare Ltd

TULLAMORE

NUTS: IE063

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Delta Surgical Ltd

Staffordshire CC

NUTS: UKG24

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Essity UK Limited

Bedfordshire

NUTS: UKE1

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Gentell UK Ltd

Bishop's Stortford

NUTS: UKI

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

GS Medical Healthcare Ltd

North Yorkshire

NUTS: UKE2

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Healthium Medtech UK Limited

Watford

NUTS: UKH23

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ideal Medical Solutions Ltd

Wallington

NUTS: UKJ2

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd

Wokingham

NUTS: UKM75

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

KCI Medical Limited

Loughborough

NUTS: UKF22

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Kebomed UK Ltd

Cullompton

NUTS: UKJ3

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Lenience UK Ltd

London

NUTS: UKI43

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Mediq Healthcare UK Ltd

Castle Donnington

NUTS: UKF11

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Medline Industries Ltd

Warrington

NUTS: UKD61

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Meril UK Pvt Ltd

Bristol

NUTS: UKK11

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

OscarTech UK Ltd

London

NUTS: UKJ11

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

P3 Medical Ltd

Bristol

NUTS: UKK11

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Pearsalls Ltd

Taunton

NUTS: UKK23

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

R&D Surgical Ltd

Cardiff

NUTS: UKL22

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Reflex Medical Limited

Shepton Mallet

NUTS: UKK23

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Reliance Medical Ltd

Stoke-on-Trent

NUTS: UKG23

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Richardson Healthcare Ltd

Elstree

NUTS: UKI72

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SAI MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LTD

London

NUTS: UKI

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Sela Medical UK LTD

London

NUTS: UKI

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Stryker UK Ltd

Newbury

NUTS: UKJ11

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

T.J.SMITH AND NEPHEW LIMITED

Hull

NUTS: UKE11

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Terumo Aortic Ltd

Inchinnan

NUTS: UKM83

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

TFX Group Ltd

Beaconsfield

NUTS: UKJ1

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Uniplex UK Ltd

Sheffield

NUTS: UKE32

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Winners First Trading Limited

London

NUTS: UKI

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 286 000 000.00 GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Not Applicable

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Appeals to be logged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

14/10/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
33141127	Absorbable haemostatics	Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
24911200	Adhesives	Gelatines
33141000	Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables	Medical consumables
33140000	Medical consumables	Medical equipments
33141128	Needles for sutures	Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
33141121	Surgical sutures	Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: sarah.bailey@supplychain.nhs.uk
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

Further information

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Wound Closure

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

I.5) Main activity

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

II.1.2) Main CPV code

II.1.3) Type of contract

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.6) Information about lots

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Section V: Award of contract

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

V.2.2) Information about tenders

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

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V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body