Awarded contract

Absorbents

Details

Value
557,086.32
Topic
Cotton
Published
1 July 2026

Tender description

2.1. The framework seeks to establish an All Wales compliant agreement for Absorbents including three main categories of surgical swabs; X-Ray Detectable, Non-Woven and Gauze. Also included are dressing pads, maternity pads & tampons and a range of low value cotton wool products. Lot 1: Cotton Tipped Wooden Applicator This lot is for a Cotton Tipped Wooden Applicator in both 15cm and 7.5cm Lot 2: Cotton Tipped Paper/Plastic Applicator This lot is for both Paper and Plastic cotton tipped applicator stick in several lengths. Lot 3: Absorbent Cotton Wool Balls Non-Sterile This lot is for absorbent cotton wool balls in small, medium and large non sterile. Lot 4: Absorbent Cotton Wool Balls Sterile This lot is for absorbent cotton wool balls in size large and sterile Lot 5: Gauze This lot is for Absorbent cotton wool gauze, cotton gauze tissue and cotton wool rolls. Lot 6: Gauze X-Ray Detectable Ribbon This lot is for Gauze x-ray detectable. Lot 7: Gauze X-Ray Detectable Green This lot is for x-ray detectable gauze green. Lot 8: Pad Absorbent Dressing This lot is for pad absorbent dressings non-sterile and sterile Lot 9: Plain Eye Pads This lot is for plain eye pads sterile and non-sterile Lot 10: Gauze X-Ray Detectable This lot is for gauze balls and gauze rolls that are x-ray detectable. Lot 11: Gauze Swab White This lot is for Gauze swab white (BP) sterile Lot 12: Maternity Pad This ot is for a range of maternity pad products. Lot 13: Tampon X-Ray Detectable This lot is for X-Ray detectable tampons Lot 14: Pledgets This lot is for X-Ray detectable pledgets Lot 15: Swab Gauze Blue This lot is for gauze swabs in blue. Lot 16: Swab Gauze (BP) Type 13 White This lot is for swab gauze (BP) Type 13 light white. Lot 17: Swab Gauze (BP) Type 13 White This lot is for swab gauze x-ray detectable. Lot 18: Swab Non-Woven This is a swab non-woven in both sterile and non-sterile Lot 19: Sanitary Towel This lot is for ultra thin sanitary towel

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date2 June 2025
  2. Completed: Award published1 July 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership is hosted by Velindre NHS Trust and buys as a healthcare body for every health board and trust in Wales through its Procurement Services division. Frameworks cover capital equipment, pharmaceuticals, clinical supplies, food, utilities, maintenance, IT and the commissioning of healthcare services. Local procurement teams work with each health board alongside sourcing, supply chain and accounts payable teams.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership's contract awards have been in health and social work, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and repair and maintenance.

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