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# General Wound Care

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/general-wound-care-ocds-h6vhtk-049948). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Supply Chain Operated by Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL): "General Wound Care". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 8 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Supply Chain Operated by Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-supply-chain-operated-by-supply-chain-coordination-ltd-s-GB-FTS-61394)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bandages, Cotton wool, Dressings, First-aid boxes, Medical consumables (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-049948`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/general-wound-care-ocds-h6vhtk-049948#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a framework agreement which 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, and others TBC.
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.

## Lots (8)
### Lot 7: Plasters
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33141112
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This is a lot for plasters consisting of assorted boxes, children's decorated, spot wash proof, and wash proof plasters. These plasters have a range of sizes and colours. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that ...

### Lot Lot 1: General Use Bandages
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33141113
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot is for a range of bandages in differing widths and lengths, including conforming, triangular, zinc paste bandage, stockinette, tubular, elastic adhesive, support, suspensory, silk, foam and zinc oxide impregnated medicated stockings. Additio...

### Lot Lot 2: Medical Swabs
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33141110, 33141114
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot is for a range of medical swabs consisting of gauze, non woven, type 13 and x-ray detectable. These swabs have a range of various sizes, ply's, sterility and colours. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated ...

### Lot Lot 3: Gauze Absorbents
- **Lot id:** `Lot 3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33141114
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot is for a range of gauze absorbents consisting of gauze absorbent ribbon, napkin dental absorbent gauze, cotton throat pack absorbent, eye pad non woven, pledget gauze, swab gauze roll, tissue gauze and cotton pads. These gauzes have a range ...

### Lot Lot 4: Ancillary Swabs
- **Lot id:** `Lot 4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33141110, 33141114
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This is a lot for a range of ancillary swabs consisting of non woven balls, non woven re-enforced swab, swab applicator cotton tipped, polygon swab, and nasal tampon. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that init...

### Lot Lot 5: Cotton Wool
- **Lot id:** `Lot 5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33141117
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This is a lot for a range of cotton wool consisting of cotton wool balls, cotton wool roll, and absorbent dental roll. These cotton wool have a range of sizes and sterility. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated th...

### Lot Lot 6: First Aid Kits
- **Lot id:** `Lot 6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33141623
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This is a lot for first aid kits consisting of kits for burns, catering, work place, and eye wash. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £90,000 to £105,000 in the ...

### Lot Lot 8: Ambulance and Emergency Products
- **Lot id:** `Lot 8`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33140000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This is a lot for Ambulance and Emergency products consisting of absorbent dressings, arterial tourniquets, disposable head block, dressing wound with conforming stretch bandage sterile, emergency chest seal, haemostatic gauze dressing, occlusive dre...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028816-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-09T14:11:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:58:14.730Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-049948