Notice Information
Notice Title
Surgical Sutures
Notice Description
Surgical Sutures
Lot Information
Lot 1
Surgical Sutures. Additional information: The estimated value in II.1.7 above includes the initial framework period of 2 years, plus the option to extend for any period up to and including 24 months. This value also includes a potential increase in services of 50 percent and a potential extension clause of up to 18 months as provided for in the tender documents. Note - there is no guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
Renewal: Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 24 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e3e4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051104-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
33141121 - Surgical sutures
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £13,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £13,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £13,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Award Notice October 2025
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
- Additional Buyers
BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION
NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
NORTHERN IRELAND AMBULANCE SERVICE TRUST
PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Contact Name
- palscollegestreet.sourcinghscni.net
- Contact Email
- palscollegestreet.sourcing@hscni.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 7BU
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Electoral Ward
- Beechill
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice URLs
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