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Surgical Sutures

Awarded to 1 STOP MEDICAL SUPPLIES LTD, ADVANCED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS Ltd, CRITICAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED +7 more

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust(buyer)

Published
Published 19 February 2025
Deadline
Closed 24 March 2025
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Overview

The Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service procured surgical sutures valued at £13 million, which was awarded on 17 August 2025 to nine suppliers: STOP MEDICAL SUPPLIES LTD, ADVANCED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS Ltd, CRITICAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED, EBRINGTON NI LTD, JOHNSON JOHNSON MEDICAL LTD, MEDIWORLD LIMITED, MEDTRONIC LIMITED, REFLEX MEDICAL LIMITED, Uniphar Medtech Ltd t/a M.E.D. Surgical, and VVS DISTRIBUTION LTD. The contract is currently in delivery and complete.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£13,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
19 February 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care productsSurgical sutures

Award outcome

Awarded value
£13,000,000
Award date
17 August 2025
Contract period
— → 7 August 2027
Bids received
11
Winners
  • 1 STOP MEDICAL SUPPLIES LTD
  • ADVANCED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS Ltd
  • CRITICAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  • EBRINGTON NI LTD
  • JOHNSON JOHNSON MEDICAL LTD
  • MEDIWORLD LIMITED
  • MEDTRONIC LIMITED
  • REFLEX MEDICAL LIMITED
  • Uniphar Medtech Ltd t/a M.E.D. Surgical
  • VVS DISTRIBUTION LTD

This contract ends on 7 August 2027.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

11

Open and restricted tenders in Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 20% received only one.

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Market context

Typical award in Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

£101,045

Median of 4,211 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 128.7× the median.

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in the last 12 months

52

contracts awarded, worth £2,487,941,407 in total

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Recent awards in Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.

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    Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, won by NHS SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED (NHSSC - SCCL)

    £2.6m · 17 March 2026

  • Endoscopic Suture System and Accessories

    Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, won by Boston Scientific Ltd

    £330k · 26 February 2026

Notice history

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  1. Contract

    26 August 2025

  2. Contract Notice

    19 February 2025

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