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Advanced Wound Care & Lymphoedema Products and Services

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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30 Jul 2026 at 11:43

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Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is buying advanced wound care and lymphoedema compression products for NHS community care. The requirement covers a broad range of goods, including dressings, bandages, compression hosiery, dressing packs, haemostats, and skin and burn products. The framework supports clinicians with just-in-time purchasing and delivery, reducing the nursing time needed to manage wounds, limiting stock held in storage and improving operational efficiency. The stated classification is stockings (CPV 18315000). Delivery is for Gloucester and the wider South West of England. This is a goods supply requirement rather than a clinical treatment or facilities service, focused on reliable provision of wound care and lymphoedema products to healthcare professionals.

The procurement has been awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 1 July 2026 to Essity UK Limited, with an awarded value of £150,000. The contract runs from 2 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. The tender had a submission deadline of 1 July 2026 at 12 noon, so the purchasing process is complete and the selected supplier is active under the award. The requirement is presented as a single lot covering advanced and wound care and lymphoedema compression bandages. The published suitability assessment states that participation is not specifically suited to small and medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. Evaluation was conducted within the framework call-off route rather than as a new open tender.

This award demonstrates established NHS demand for a dependable, broad-range supplier of wound care and lymphoedema products in community settings. Competitors seeking similar work from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust would need a product portfolio covering advanced dressings, bandages, compression hosiery, dressing packs, haemostats, and skin and burn products, with particular strength in lymphoedema compression. They would also need the operational capacity to support just-in-time purchasing and delivery, so clinicians can obtain products without maintaining large inventories. Credibility would come from consistent product quality, dependable fulfilment across Gloucester and the South West, and the ability to serve healthcare procurement through an existing framework call-off arrangement. The scale and stated SME suitability indicate a requirement suited to established suppliers with significant distribution capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Advanced Wound Care & Lymphoedema Products and Services

Notice Description

The framework agreement supports the NHS to reduce the nursing time required to manage wound care in the community. It provides a wide choice of high-quality dressings, including dressings, bandages, hosiery, dressing packs, haemostats and skin and burns products, to clinicians via a 'just in time' total purchase delivery model, which minimises inventory storage costs and improves overall efficiency. The lot is Advanced and Wound Care and Lymphoedema Compression Bandages.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-85531c63-98e5-43d6-8068-95cff7f63412
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b1d60c8-a7bb-4d3d-9d2a-c690054bfd8c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

CPV Codes

18315000 - Stockings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
2 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2EL
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Essity UK Ltd

Further Information

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