Awarded contract

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Details

Buyer: NHS Supply Chain
Supplier(s): 8 suppliers
Convatec Limited UKL23
GBUK LTD
H&R Healthcare Ltd
KCI Medical Limited
Medela UK
Molnlycke Health Care Limited
T.J.SMITH AND NEPHEW,LIMITED
Talley Group Limited
Value: £97,905,224
Duration: 6 years
Topic: Medical consumables
Published: 25 January 2021
Source: ContractsFinder

Tender description

NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive framework agreement for the supply to NHS Supply Chain customer base via the Stock, Blue Diamond and eDirect Route for Lots 1-4 and the eDirect and Direct Route for lot 5 to supply negative pressure wound therapy products (described altogether as the 'Goods'). The framework agreement is for the supply of negative pressure wound therapy. Therapeutic techniques using vacuum dressings and equipment to promote healing in chronic and acute wounds via both purchase and rental options. It is anticipated that in the first 48 months of the framework agreement the value of purchases will be circa GBP 72 800 000 Exc VAT For the full 72-month term (if extended) the anticipated value is circa GBP 97 905 224 Exc VAT. however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the framework agreement.

Timeline

Completed: Award date15 January 2021
Completed: Award published25 January 2021
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date1 April 2027in 6 months

About the buyer

NHS Supply Chain buys as a central healthcare organisation, run by Supply Chain Coordination Limited on behalf of NHS England. Suppliers tender through the Jaggaer eProcurement portal, and opportunities above threshold are advertised on Find a Tender. Successful bids are listed on framework agreements managed by category teams. The NHS Core List aggregates trust demand into national contracts for standard commodities. Category teams coordinate key supply markets with NHS England and clinical networks. Procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Supply Chain's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, food and drink and furniture and furnishings.

Relevant CPV codes

33140000 · Medical consumables

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov