Pipeline Framework: The Supply of Haemostatic Gauze

A pipeline has been launched for The Supply of Haemostatic Gauze.The contract start Date is 6 December 2024. Approach to market date is 12 July 2024.Team Leidos are proud to be delivering the logistics commodities and services transformation (LCS(T)) Delivery partner contracts (LCS (T)/0001 dated 16.4.2015) on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence (the ‘Prime Contract’). Delivery of other parts of the LCS(T) contract are delivered by Leidos Europe Ltd (LEL) and other partners (together ‘Team Leidos’).Team Leidos wishes to stimulate interest, information and views across the market for the fulfilment of this requirement via this PIN.This prior information notice is not a means to submit a formal expression of interest in respect of any potential tender. Any resultant requirement will be subject to the Public Procurement Regulations and respective advertising action.Please note all information provided to organisations or individuals that respond to this notice should be treated as Confidential, and not shared further without express written permission from Leidos Supply Ltd.As review was undertaken by Defence Medical Services with the aim of identifying the specification for the ideal topical haemostatic dressing and to summarise the contemporary evidence behind the market leading products in order to inform an evidence based decision with reference to future purchasing.The findings of the report remain appropriate and the clinical advice remains that any of the following three products, would be considered a suitable option for use by Defence:Celox Rapid (Medtrade Products Ltd, Crewe, UK). NSN – 6510-99-184-6453.HemCon ChitoGauze PRO (Tricol Biomedical Inc, Portland or USA). NSN – 6510-01-591-7740QuikClot Combat Gauze (Z-MEDICA, Wallingford, CT, USA). NSN – 6510-01-562-3325.As such, Team Leidos would like to make interested suppliers aware that it intends to tender the requirement for the supply of topical haemostatic agent (Haemostatic Gauze), for one of the above listed products, with a view to awarding a single contract that may commence during 2024 for a period of up to 4 years.If interested, Suppliers must/may respond to this PIN [with basic details regarding their company (i.e. where you are based, where you source your goods, who you supply similar items for, etc.)].Please note: this PIN is for information only (market research) and is not a pre-qualification exercise.In addition, please note that as a framework agreement there is no guarantee of business.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Leidos Supply, 8 Monarch Court, The Brooms, Emerson Green, Bristol BS16 7FH. Email: KONSTANTIN.NIKOLOV100@teamleidos.mod.uk Website: (Konstantin Nikolov)