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title: "Wound Closure Products"
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# Wound Closure Products

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wound-closure-products-ocds-h6vhtk-033ffd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS"): "Wound Closure Products". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,000,000. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-322)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adhesives, Surgical staples, Surgical sutures
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-033ffd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/wound-closure-products-ocds-h6vhtk-033ffd#tl-md)

## Description
Renewal of National Framework for the Supply of Surgical Sutures covering the following products to NHS Scotland either via the NDC (National Distribution Centre) or direct to health boards.  It is expected that the annual value across all the lots will be around 3 million GBP based on current consumption via the NDC only and does not include VAT.
Please note that the Lot structure detailed in the PIN notice is only for information purposes and is subject to change.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Sutures
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33141121
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** We require a range of Surgical Sutures widely used in Theatres across all NHS Scotland sites (absorbable & Non absorbable) and is predominately supplied via the NDC (National Distribution Centre) and also direct to individual NHS Scotland Health Boar...

### Lot 2: Skin Adhesive (External Use)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24911200
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** We require a range of Skin Adhesive products widely used in Theatres/Acute areas across all NHS Scotland sites and is predominately supplied via the NDC (National Distribution Centre) and also direct to individual NHS Scotland Health Boards.

### Lot 3: Surgical Adhesive (Internal Use)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24911200
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** We require a range of Surgical Adhesive products widely used in Theatres across all NHS Scotland sites and is predominately supplied via the NDC (National Distribution Centre) and also direct to individual NHS Scotland Health Boards.

### Lot 4: Skin Staples and Extractors
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33141122
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** We require a range of Skin Staples and Extractors products widely used in Theatres across all NHS Scotland sites and is predominately supplied via the NDC (National Distribution Centre) and also direct to individual NHS Scotland Health Boards.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014679-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-25T15:51:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:17:43.689Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-033ffd