Awarded 28 August 2026
Endoscopy Consumable Products and Vendor Managed Inventory Service
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · East Midlands
Surgical sutures tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
79 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Surgical sutures contracts ,
79 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest surgical sutures contracts awarded
Awarded 11 August 2026
FSH - MIS - Ligation Clip Appliers - Teleflex Medical
UHSussex NHS Foundation Trust · South East
Awarded 6 August 2026
Consumable products used in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · East Midlands
Awarded 5 August 2026
Minimal Access Surgery Medtronic Supply of Surgical Stapling and Energy Devices
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · South West
Awarded 23 July 2026
Laparoscopic Ligation Clips & Appliers
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust · West Midlands
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Johnson & Johnson MedTech won the most surgical sutures contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
NHS and healthOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson MedTech East Midlands · See every contract | 10 | £12.5m | 6 | ||
| 2 | MEDTRONIC LIMITED East of England · See every contract | 9 | £1.2m | 7 | ||
| 3 | Olympus KeyMed East Midlands · See every contract | 8 | £4.1m | 6 | ||
| 4 | Boston Scientific Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 6 | £10.9m | 5 | ||
| 5 | Aquilant Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 5 | £986k | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Ideal Medical Solutions North East · SME · See every contract | 4 | £1.9m | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Assut UK Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 4 | £1.4m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Applied Medical UK Ltd North East · SME · See every contract | 4 | £1.2m | 3 | ||
| 6joint | novus med Ltd North East · See every contract | 4 | £143k | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Purple Surgical North East · SME · See every contract | 4 | £139k | 3 |
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Who buys
NHS and health award 99% of surgical sutures contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
11 buyers bought surgical sutures more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many surgical sutures contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many surgical sutures contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
NHS and healthOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 18 | £9.6m |
| 2 | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | 10 | £17.1m |
| 3 | Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 8 | £6m |
| 4 | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 6 | £261k |
| 5 | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £3.3m |
| 6 | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 3 | £1.4m |
| 7 | Public Services Delivery Scotland | 2 | £96m |
| 8 | NHS Supply Chain | 2 | £44m |
| 9 | Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £2m |
| 10 | United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2 | £399k |
Prices
Half of surgical sutures contracts are worth less than £200k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
NHS and health
The 10 biggest contracts hold 87% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Public Services Delivery ScotlandWinner not published · 24 Jun 2025
- Public Services Delivery ScotlandWinner not published · 24 Jun 2025
- NHS Supply ChainCONMED, B. Braun, Hologic, Olympus KeyMed, Starkstrom, Stryker UK Limited, Karl Storz, MEDTRONIC LIMITED, Unisurge, Uniphar Medtech, Medscience Distribution, LAWMED LIMITED, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Fannin, Genmed Enterprises UK Ltd, novus med Ltd, Integra Neurosciences, RB MEDICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED, Aquilant, W. L. Gore & Associates, KEBOMED UK LTD., EUROSURGICAL LIMITED, Erbe Medical, Surgical Holdings, TFX Group Limited, MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE LIMITED, SelaMedical UK, Applied Medical UK Ltd, Avicenna Surgical Limited, BioSpectrum Ltd, Bolton Surgical Limited, Creed Medical, Elemental Healthcare Ltd, Ideal Medical Solutions, June Medical LTD, Medecon Healthcare, Medline, Mermaid Medical, Purple Surgical, REFLEX MEDICAL LIMITED, SRA Developments Limited, Vanguard Medical Devices Ltd., CJ MEDICAL, Fairmont Medical Products Limited, GS Medical Healthcare, Healthium Medtech UK, LaproSurge Ltd, LOCAMED LIMITED, Meril Life Sciences, Venturis Medical, Winners First Trading Limited, Richard Wolf UK Limited, Lexington Medical UK ltd, Healthcare 21 UK Ltd., Advanced Medial Solutions Limited, Bariatric Solutions International GmbH, Healthcare 25 Ltd, Schultz Medical (UK) Ltd, Harris-Jones Medical Limited, Minitouch Ltd · 15 Jun 2026
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustBoston Scientific · 28 Aug 2026
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustJohnson & Johnson MedTech · 10 Sep 2025
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBaxter Healthcare · 27 Feb 2025
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustBoston Scientific · 4 Mar 2026
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustJohnson & Johnson MedTech · 2 Oct 2025
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWinner not published · 17 Mar 2026
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustOlympus KeyMed · 4 Mar 2026
Where and when
Yorkshire and the Humber awards the most surgical sutures contracts. November and March are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 27 | £18.2m |
| East Midlands | 15 | £18.5m |
| East of England | 12 | £4.1m |
| North East | 5 | £656k |
| West Midlands | 5 | £350k |
| North West | 2 | £101k |
| South East | 2 | £170k |
| South West | 2 | £2.1m |
| Scotland | 2 | £96m |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | £805k |
| London | 0 | Not published |
| Wales | 0 | Not published |
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Key findings
- 87%
of the money is in the 10 biggest surgical sutures contracts.
Of 77 contracts with a published value. - 32%
of surgical sutures contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 68 award notices. - 30%
of surgical sutures contracts are awarded in November and March.
24 of 79 contracts.
Questions
How many surgical sutures contracts does the UK public sector award?
79 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 32 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector surgical sutures contract worth?
The median is £200k, and 53% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector surgical sutures contracts?
Johnson & Johnson MedTech won the most (10), and the most by value (£12.5m).
Which buyers award the most surgical sutures contracts?
NHS and health award 99% of them.
What is included
Supply of sutures, ligatures, surgical staplers, clips and skin adhesives, laparoscopic and trocar consumables, electrosurgical and energy device consumables, ultrasonic surgical handpieces and endoscopy accessories.
- Trocars and laparoscopic consumables
- Single-use diathermy pencils and electrodes
- Argon plasma coagulation consumables
- Ultrasonic surgical handpieces
- Endoscopy accessories such as biopsy forceps, snares and clips
- Absorbable and non-absorbable sutures
- Ligature ties and surgical wires
- Skin adhesives and closure strips
- Surgical staplers and clips
- Hernia and surgical mesh and mesh fixation devices
- PTFE felt strips and pledgets
- Absorbable and topical haemostats: sponges, gauze, powders and solid haemostatic devices
What is not included
- Endoscopes, including single-use scopes (hlt.equip.endoscopy-equipment)
- Surgical robot instruments and energy generators (hlt.equip.operating-theatre-equipment)
- Open surgical instruments (hlt.cons.surgical-instruments)
- Dressings (hlt.cons.wound-care-dressings)
- Dural repair patches (hlt.cons.orthopaedic-trauma-implants)
- Endoscope decontamination equipment (hlt.equip.sterilisers-and-decontamination-equipment)