Expired contract

Central Venous Catheters

Details

Value
£57,466,760
Duration
5 years
Topic
Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
Published
6 October 2021

Tender description

NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for supply to NHS Supply Chain depots via the Stock and Blue Diamond routes and to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the E-Direct Route. The Framework Agreement is for the supply of Central Venous Catheters and Associated Products. It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be circa £12,943,000. For the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value is circa £57,466,760. These values are approximate only and are based on the most recent historical usage information, with a forecasted level of growth. The values provided are for guidance only and are not a guarantee of business.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date7 September 2021
  2. Completed: Award published6 October 2021
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date4 April 2026

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

  • 33141000 · Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
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