General Wound care

Description

NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a framework agreement under which it will be entitled to purchase supplies and/or services which it will make available for purchase by 1) any NHS Trust; 2) any other NHS entity; 3) any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or 4) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector. Only NHS Supply Chain can order from the Framework Agreement and enter into contracts under it.
The framework will cover a large range of products to help influence ideal wound healing environments, prevent infection and skin breakage including, but not limited to general use bandages, medical swabs, gauze absorbents, cotton wool, first aid kits, plasters, ambulance and emergency products.
It is anticipated that initial expenditure for this framework will be in the circa £13,500,000 to £14,500,00 GBP in the first year of this framework agreement. If the Framework Agreement is extended to the maximum duration, the anticipated expenditure will be circa £54,000,000 to £58,000,000 GBP (exc VAT).
These are approximates only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.
We have concluded preliminary market engagement with incumbent and potential new suppliers, the engagement consisted of:-
• 31 Suppliers have responded to the PIN (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028816-2024) with either a question or provided information in relation to the RFI, of these the below have asked specific questions in relation to:
o 1 Supplier requested further information on commodity tracking.
o 1 Supplier requested further information on what MSAT category the framework will be given.
o 4 Suppliers requested confirmation on what products would or would not be included on the framework
o 5 Supplier have asked questions in relation to the specification and product listing which have been reviewed and where necessary adjustments made, these questions included products which may have been missed off and standards applied to some of these products.
o 1 supplier asked a question about the award criteria within a specific lot.
o These questions and information provided by suppliers were between 10/09/2024 and 14/02/2025.

Bandages are used to secure devices and dressings to the body, to act as tissue support, and/or to line the skin for protection. This sub lot is for elasticated non-woven and tubular elasticated non-woven viscose bandages in differing widths and lengths.

Bandages are used to secure devices and dressings to the body, to act as tissue support, and/or to line the skin for protection. This sub lot is for bandages and tubular bandages which can be either elasticated or non-elasticated, net, woven, non-woven, adhesive, medicated and can come in differing sizes and lengths.

This sub lot is for the supply of products to manage body fluids in a non-trauma situation and includes gauze swabs, non-woven swabs, of differing sizes, ply's, sterility, and colours.

This sub lot is for the supply of products to manage body fluids in a non-trauma situation and includes gauze swabs, ribbons, pledgets, napkins, non-woven swabs, balls, cotton wool pads, cotton wool swab (gauze wrapped), cotton wool tampon (nasal), cotton wool swab with applicator, foam applicators, of differing sizes, ply's, sterility and colours.

This sub lot is for the supply of products to manage body fluids in a non-trauma situation and includes cotton wool balls, cotton wool roll and cotton dental tampons of differing sizes and sterility.

This sub lot is for the supply of first aid kits and first aid refill packs, products within this are divided into locational kits and for treatment of specific injury and contains first aid kits consisting of kits for burns, catering, work place, and eye wash.

Plasters are used for minor cuts or abrasions, this sub lot is for plasters consisting of assorted boxes, children's decorated, spot wash proof, and wash proof plasters of differing sizes and colours.

This sub lot is for the supply of emergency trauma products which are used by front line services in an emergency situation to protect and support life following injury and includes emergency dressings for the support of blood loss either with or without integrated bandage, with or without haemostat of differing sizes and lengths. This sub lot also includes emergency chest seal and arterial tourniquets of differing colours.

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