Advanced Wound and Skin Care Management

Term
1st July 2017 to 30th June 2019 (with the option to
extend for an additional 2 years until 30th June 2021)

Who can take advantage?
Any NHS or Public Sector organisation, core
Members and Associate Members of SBS

What does it cover?
This framework agreement allows for Contracting
Authorities to procure Advanced Wound and Skin
Care Management and associated products:
• LOT 1
- Dressings (including but not limited to:
Adhesive
Foam
Antimicrobial
Barrier
Honey
Hydrogel)
- Compression Bandages
- Tubular Bandages
• LOT 2
- Specialist Scars
- Plastics
- Burns Products
• LOT 3
- Haemostatic Products

Why should I use it?
• OJEU COMPLIANT
A detailed procurement exercise has taken place
to ensure suppliers are appropriate in terms of
meeting all legislative requirements. The
framework contains provision for direct award
and further competition, if required. NHS SBS
can advise on a case by case basis.
• EXPERTISE
This framework allows Contracting Authorities to
benefit from the expertise of the awarded
suppliers in selecting the most economically
advantageous solutions to meet their clinical
and business requirements.
• CLINICALLY ACCEPTABLE
Products are clinically acceptable following
comprehensive evaluation process by multi-
professional clinical stakeholder group. Mindful
of pressures on public finance and the NHS price
along with careful considered quality criterial
based on combined knowledge of the group.
• COMPLETE SOLUTION
This comprehensive agreement coupled with the
follow agreements provides SBS with complete
framework coverage of these specialist clinical
areas Advance Wound Care Delivery (off script
complete ordering, stock and delivery
management service currently fulfilled by
NWOS), Beds Mattresses & Pressure Area Care
and Topical Negative Pressure