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Published 21 May 2025, 12:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wound closure · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
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 description

Access 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 published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 14 Oct 2026 – 13 Oct 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
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)
Clinical products
Delivery area
London (UKI45)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a6a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 14 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 12:17 BST
  2. Tender notice expected112 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts8 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 12:17 BST
    UK1

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

KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDWQ-2826-VTWP Unit 1, KCH Business Park, 129 Coldharbour Lane, London, London, SE5 9NYContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender