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title: "All Wales Orthopaedic, Trauma and Joint Replacement Framework"
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# All Wales Orthopaedic, Trauma and Joint Replacement Framework

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02916b

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is extending its existing framework agreement titled "All Wales Orthopaedic, Trauma and Joint Replacement Framework" until 31st January 2027. This procurement process is focused on goods in the category of orthopaedic implants and supplies, and it covers deliveries within regions UKN and UKL. The current stage of this procurement is in the award update phase, following the initiation of tender offers. The original agreement commenced on 1st August 2021, with key stakeholders including several NHS Health Boards across Wales and Northern Ireland. Suppliers are invited to support this long-term framework, ensuring complex market needs are met effectively as outlined in legal basis CELEX 32014L0024.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses dealing in orthopaedic, trauma, and joint replacement goods to align themselves with NHS organisations. With a framework procurement method allowing for extensive supplier participation, it caters to both large enterprises and SMEs, supporting UK regions with orthopaedic goods. Potential suppliers, especially those who can innovate within a complex healthcare delivery environment, will find opportunities to grow their presence within the NHS supply chain. The geographical coverage and diverse needs create prospects for businesses with regional and national distribution capabilities, especially those aligned with value-based healthcare and outcome-efficient solutions.

## Notice

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (herein known as NWSSP) invites bidders to tender for a National Framework Agreement for the Supply Provision of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Framework Agreement to the following NHS Organisations: Wales: - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - Cardiff & Vale University Health Board - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board - Hywel Dda University Health Board - Swansea Bay University Health Board - Powys Teaching Health Board - Velindre NHS Trust - Public Health Wales NHS Trust - Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Northern Ireland: - Northern Ireland Business Services Organisation (NIBSO) - Health & Social Care Trusts Northern Ireland (HSCNI) - Belfast Health & Social Care Trust - Northern Health & Social Care Trust - Western Health & Social Care Trust - Southern Health & Social Care Trust - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership reserve the right to add additional Health Organisations within the United Kingdom to the Framework Agreement at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement. Any such additions will be made following consultation with all Participating Framework Suppliers. The period of this Framework will be 4 years from 01/08/2021. For further information please refer to ITT documents.

### Lot Information

Bone Preparation

Supply of Bone Preparation Products. Bone cement, mixing systems, pulse lavage, bone substitutes, cement pressurisers, cement removal and associated products. Please also refer to Section 2.7 of the ITT document for further information Additional information: Items in this Lot include the following: -- Simple bone cement, -- Antibiotic bone cement (e.g. Tobramycin and Gentamycin), -- Bone cement mixing systems, -- Pulse lavage, -- Cement Plugs, -- Cement Moulds.

Biologics

Supply of Biologics All biologic and synthetic bone and soft tissue substitutes and additional products such as platelet separation systems. Please also refer to Section 2.7 of the ITT document for further information. Additional information: Items in this Lot include the following: -- Allografts, -- Xenografts, -- Demineralised bone matrix, -- Cancellous bone chips, -- Bone substitutes.

Knee Implants (Primary and Revision)

Knee Implants (Primary and Revision) Primary and Revision Knee Replacement: Joint replacement including partial knees, bespoke and custom-made implants and related consumables. Outcome/Value Based Solutions Please also refer to Section 2.7 of the ITT document for further information Additional information: Items included in this Lot of the Framework Agreement include the following: -- Bicondylar femoral, -- Unicondylar femoral, -- Hinged/linked femoral, -- Patello/femoral, -- Pre-assembled tibial component, bicondylar, hinged/linked, unicondylar, -- Tibial tray, bicondylar, unicondylar, hinged/linked, -- Meniscal, bicondylar, unicondylar, -- Patella, -- Knee accessories.

Extremities Arthroplasty

Supply of Extremities Arthroplasty Implants. Shoulder, elbow, ankle, small joint reconstruction and fracture management through prosthetic arthroplasty including bespoke and custom-made implants and related consumables. Outcome/Value Based Solutions. Please also refer to Section 2.7 of the ITT document for further information Additional information: Items included in this Lot of the Framework Agreement include the following: -- Shoulder, humeral, -- Shoulder, glenoid, -- Shoulder accessories, -- Elbow, humeral, -- Elbow, ulnar, -- Elbow, radial, -- Elbow, pre-assembled, -- Elbow accessories, -- Finger, -- Ankle, talar, -- Ankle, tibial tray, -- Ankle, pre-assembled tibial, -- Ankle, meniscal, -- Ankle accessories, -- Toe.

Trauma: Internal and External Fixation and Consumables

Supply of Trauma Internal and External Fixation and Consumables. All trauma specific and implants by way of emergency trauma and non-reconstructive and congenital correction implants, external fixation devices and consumables. Elective subspecialty plating and patient care in hand and wrist, foot and ankle, cranio maxillofacial and related consumables. Outcome/Value Based Solutions Please also refer to Section 2.7 of the ITT document for further information Additional information: Items in in this Lot include the following: -- Large fragment, -- Small fragment, -- Hip screws, -- Hip plates, -- Hand and wrist products, -- Foot and ankle, -- Medullary nailing, -- Periarticular plating, -- Standard uniplanar fixator, -- Ring fixator, -- Hybrid fixator, -- Pinless fixator, -- Drill bits, -- Kirschner wires, -- Neuro, -- Midface, -- Mandible, -- Maxilla.

Spinal

Supply of Spinal Implants Orthopaedic spinal implants and consumables including spine specific cements & substitutes and related consumables. Outcome/Value Based Solutions. Please refer to Section 2.7 of Invitation to Tender document. Additional information: Items in this Lot include the following: -- Cervical -- anterior, -- Cervical -- posterior, -- Thoracic, -- Lumbar, -- Reconstruction, -- Fusion systems, -- Spine-specific biologic products.

Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine

Supply of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Products All capital and consumable items required for arthroscopic surgery including all stack systems, hardware and consumables for resection and ablation. All specialist instrumentation, disposables and implants for soft tissue repair and mobilisation and other related consumables. Outcome/Value Based Solutions. Please also refer to Section 2.7 of the ITT document for further information Additional information: Items in this Lot include the following: -- ACL, -- Arthroscopy pump systems, -- Shaver systems and accessories, -- Bone anchors, -- Meniscal and cartilage repairs, -- Rotator cuff, -- Small joints, -- Radio frequency consumables, -- Arthroscopic camera stacks and accessories.

Orthopaedic Power Tools and Consumables.

Supply of Orthopaedic Power Tools and Consumables. Large bone, trauma, high speed and specialist power tools including all loan agreements, purchase options, maintenance and all associated consumables. Please also refer to Section 2.7 of the ITT document for further information. Additional information: Items in this Lot include the following: -- Drills, -- Saws, -- Ultrasound bone growth systems, -- General orthopaedic implant instrumentation.

Hip Implants (Primary, Revision and Hemi Arthroplasty)

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership intends to extend the current agreement until 31st January 2027.

Value Based/Innovation

In order to understand what solutions may be available in the current market Bidders can submit plans to determine how partnerships/services/solutions can be developed with participating Organisations including what products and/or services are available to facilitate Value Based Healthcare Outcomes, what support will be given and under what circumstances. Crucially what benefits and efficiencies can be expected from them. This includes but is not limited to: - Patient planning - Overall cost of care reduction - Storage solutions for consigned stock - Addressing the issues of unbalanced or overstocked product - Equipment and technological platforms - Patient pathway optimisation including affecting the patient end to end journey and patient experience. For example, but not limited to: - Patient pathway / recovery optimisation - Theatre and operational efficiency and project managed solutions - Length of stay reduction - Waiting list / throughput solutions - Coding review and assistance - Managed services - Equipment and innovation solutions which optimise patient preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care and / or rehabilitation, including but not limited to: - Imaging and Navigation solutions - Bespoke implants / instrumentation - Patient specific jigs - Patient education - Patient intel - Robotics - Artificial Intelligence and software Partnership offers with participating Organisation(s) which look to improve the service provision and share risk and reward. Please also refer to Section 2.7 and Section of the ITT document for further information Additional information: As part of NHS Wales' drive to improve efficiency across the service, NWSSP is seeking value-based opportunities (such as Supply Chain efficiency opportunities, Theatre/Inventory Stock Management Systems, linking discounts for expenditure across multiple Lots, Innovations to reduce length of patient stay and any value based solutions)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029445-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2021 - 31 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | May 2025 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £125,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £271,322,001 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP |
| Locality | ST ASAPH |
| Post town | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL17 0JL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire |
| Local authority | Denbighshire |
| Electoral ward | Bodelwyddan |
| Westminster constituency | Clwyd North |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales, TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 74 |
| Supplier names | ACUMED; ADLER ORTHO; ARMSTRONG MEDICAL; ARTHREX; AXIS SPINE; B. BRAUN MEDICAL; BAXTER HEALTHCARE; BIEDERMANN MOTECH INTERNATIONAL; CATERHAMS SURGICAL SUPPLIES; CAUSEWAY SURGICAL; CENOBIOLOGICS; CONMED; CONMED LINVATEC; CORIN; CORIN GROUP; DE SOUTTER MEDICAL; DJO; DOWN SURGICAL; EAKIN SURGICAL; ENOVIS SURGICAL GB; EXACTECH; EXACTECH (UK; FANNIN; FH ORTHO; GLOBUS MEDICAL; HERAEUS MEDICAL; HERAEUS NOBLELIGHT LTD, HEREAUS MEDICAL DIVISION; HOSPITAL INNOVATIONS; IDEAL MED; IMPLANTCAST; JOHNSON & JOHNSON (IRELAND; JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL; JOINT OPERATIONS; JRI ORTHOPAEDICS; JUDD MEDICAL; KLS MARTIN; LIMA ORTHOPAEDICS; LINK ORTHOPAEDICS; LYNCH MEDICAL SUPPLIES (LMS; MATHYS ORTHOPAEDICS; MDM MEDICAL; MEDACTA; MEDARTIS; MEDIVATUS; MEDTRONIC; MERCIAN SURGICAL SUPPLY; MERIL; MICROPORT SCIENTIFIC; MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE; MURRAY SURGICAL; NSK UNITED KINGDOM; NUVASIVE; ONE SURGICAL; ORTHO SOLUTIONS; ORTHOFIX; ORTHOMOTION MEDICAL; ORTHOPEDIATRICS; OSTEON MEDICAL; OSTEOTEC; PEI SURGICAL; PHARMED; PLANMECA; RADLEY SCIENTIFIC; SILONY MEDICAL; SMITH & NEPHEW HEALTHCARE; SPINEART; STRYKER; SUMMIT MEDICAL; SURGICAL HOLDINGS; T.J.SMITH AND NEPHEW,LIMITED; UNITED ORTHOPEDIC; VENTURIS MEDICAL; WRIGHT MEDICAL; ZIMMER BIOMET |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 33136000 - Rotary and abrasive instrument
- 33141700 - Orthopaedic supplies
- 33141750 - Artificial joints
- 33141770 - Fracture appliances, pins and plates
- 33183100 - Orthopaedic implants
- 33183200 - Orthopaedic prostheses
- 33183300 - Osteosynthesis devices
- 33184100 - Surgical implants
- 33697110 - Bone reconstruction cements
- 42642200 - Machine tools for working bone

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2026 at 09:03 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029445-2026
- 30 Jul 2021 at 10:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018218-2021
- 9 Feb 2021 at 09:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002564-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk/
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:541826-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

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