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Distribution of Advanced Wound Care

NHS Shared Business Services Limited · Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework Agreement. As an Accredited Framework Provider under the NHS England Accredited Scheme, NHS SBS intends publish a joint procurement with NHS Supply Chain Ltd (NHSSC) to put in place a Framework Agreement for the Distribution of Advanced Wound Care Products that aligns with the Accreditation Programme standards which will be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. NHS Supply Chain and NHS Shared Business Services intend to work in collaboration with suppliers and distributors to provide the most optimal solution for wound care provision across the NHS by aligning resources and capabilities. This is a renewal of part of an existing NHS SBS agreement - Advanced Wound Care and Lymphoedema Products and Services, however, the proposal is to develop a collaborative framework where NHS SBS and NHS Supply Chain jointly procure a distributions service enabling the goods available through the NHS Supply Chain framework to be delivered within the community and wider non acute environments. Further details can be found in the specification attached to this notice. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender. The procurement is subject to Cabinet Office Controls and therefore any elements of the proposed the procurement strategy may change, following Cabinet Office Controls assurance.

Classification

  • CPV64120000 — Courier services

Lots

  • Lot 1£91m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SBS10518
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
open
Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Description
There will be two procurement routes for an Approved Organisation that wishes to use this Framework. A competitive process between the Suppliers which may be preceded by a capability assessment, or an award without a competitive process to particular Supplier(s) Schedule 7 of the Framework explains the rules for both a competitive selection process and an award without a competitive process. A competitive selection process will be the default ordering procedure under this Framework
Buyer Categories
NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) intends to put in place a Framework Agreement to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/

Buyer Location Restrictions

Entry 1

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UK
Entry 2

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

GG
Entry 3

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

IM
Entry 4

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

JE

Expected award period

Ends
10 Nov 2026, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
24 Apr 2026, 23:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
11 Mar 2026, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05e84a
Description
We apply an NCIS (NHS Contracted Income Stream) levy to all sales under our Frameworks, which underpins the funding and investment for our contracting routes and category support to the NHS. This levy is applied as a percentage fee within the Frameworks between the Authority and the Supplier.

Type

win

Relative Value

Proportion
0.02
Monetary Value
award

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Value

Amount
91,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
109,200,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
3 Jan 2031, 23:59
Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Please see the procurement documentation when published
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Please see the procurement documentation when published

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
GG
Country
GG
Country Name
Guernsey
Entry 3
Region
IM
Country
IM
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 4
Region
JE
Country
JE
Country Name
Jersey

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
64120000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Courier services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-8352
Format
application/pdf
Document Type
biddingDocuments

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
076843-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK3
Description
Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
25 Nov 2025, 12:37

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-05280446
Name
NHS Shared Business Services Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
Hemel Hempstead
Postal Code
HP2 7AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Three Cherry Trees Lane

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
05280446
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PDVT-6171-VHCX
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-10881715
Name
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI45
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wellington House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
10881715
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PLLH-1887-BMRL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hemel Hempstead · UKH23 · HP2 7AH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · GG · Guernsey
  • Delivery location · IM · Isle of Man
  • Delivery location · JE · Jersey
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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