Absorbents
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Estimated Value
£1,589 – £209,373
Deadline
Not specified
Published
1 July 2026
Type
goods
Overview
2.1. The framework seeks to establish an All Wales compliant agreement for Absorbents including three main categories of surgical swabs; X-Ray Detectable, Non-Woven and Gauze.
Also included are dressing pads, maternity pads & tampons and a range of low value cotton wool products. This lot is for a Cotton Tipped Wooden Applicator in both 15cm and 7.5cm
This lot is for both Paper and Plastic cotton tipped applicator stick in several lengths. This lot is for absorbent cotton wool balls in small, medium and large non sterile.
Additional details
This lot is for absorbent cotton wool balls in size large and sterile This lot is for Absorbent cotton wool gauze, cotton gauze tissue and cotton wool rolls.
This lot is for Gauze x-ray detectable. This lot is for x-ray detectable gauze green.
This lot is for pad absorbent dressings non-sterile and sterile This lot is for plain eye pads sterile and non-sterile
This lot is for gauze balls and gauze rolls that are x-ray detectable. This lot is for Gauze swab white (BP) sterile
This ot is for a range of maternity pad products. This lot is for X-Ray detectable tampons
This lot is for X-Ray detectable pledgets This lot is for gauze swabs in blue.
This lot is for swab gauze (BP) Type 13 light white. This lot is for swab gauze x-ray detectable.
This is a swab non-woven in both sterile and non-sterile This lot is for ultra thin sanitary towel
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Award Details
VERNACARE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
MEDIQ HEALTHCARE UK LIMITED
RELIANCE MEDICAL LTD
Likely incumbents
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- 1
INTERSURGICAL LIMITED
2 contracts wonlatest 22 Jul 2026£742,959
total awarded
- 2
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
2 contracts wonlatest 6 Jul 2026£742,959
total awarded
- 3
Critical Healthcare Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 6 Jul 2026£742,959
total awarded
- 4
MEDIQ HEALTHCARE UK LIMITED
2 contracts wonlatest 6 Jul 2026£742,959
total awarded
- 5
ONTEX HEALTHCARE UK LIMITED
1 contract wonlatest 30 Sept 2026£8m
total awarded
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NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Key Dates
Published
1 July 2026
Submission deadline
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