Standard Offer Arrangement - Wound Care, Bandages & Dressings
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About this tender
Overview Queensland Health is developing a competitive Invitation to Offer (ITO) to establish a Standing Offer Arrangement (SOA) for wound care consumables, including wound care products, bandages and dressings. About The proposed arrangement will consolidate two legacy arrangements, SOA274 and SOA286, into a single Standing Offer Arrangement covering Queensland's 16 Hospital and Health Services. Purpose This announcement is an industry notification only, not an Invitation to Offer, and no response is sought at this stage. It outlines the scope, procurement objectives and indicative timing of the upcoming ITO, and explains how suppliers can prepare ahead of the formal process. Scope The scope includes: Supply of wound care consumables, bandages and dressings under a Standing Offer Arrangement Consolidation of the existing SOA274 and SOA286 arrangements into a single SOA Coverage across Queensland's 16 Hospital and Health Services Instructions to Tenderers This is an industry announcement only. It is not an Invitation to Offer, and no response is required or sought at this stage. The announcement and accompanying indicative volumes are intended to help suppliers prepare ahead of the formal ITO process.
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