Official UK procurement notice
Wound closure · UK public procurement notice
Authority: KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: London (UKI45)
Planned pipeline value£5,609,202pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jul 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 13 Oct 2030 · starts 14 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAccess agreement and contract formation for: Lot 1: Sterile Surgical Sutures and Needles Lot 2: Haemostats Lot 3: Tissue/Skin Adhesives Lot 4: External Skins Staples and Staple Removers Lot 5: Wound Closure Strips. Based on a 4 year spend.
CPV: Clinical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 14 Oct 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
What this means for your bid
- “Wound closure” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 12:17 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2025, 12:17 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023796- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a6aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
21 May 2025 → 14 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 12:17 BST
- Tender notice expected112 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts8 days ago14 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 12:17 BSTUK1
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender