Healthcare · Consumables, sterile supplies & AMC

IV cannulas and IV sets: pooling ward and ICU replenishment

Ward and ICU infusion consumables replenished monthly.

Indicative cost in IndiaNot published — established on aggregation
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The range above is an indicative planning figure taken from our own research, not a quotation and not an offer. buytogethr is pre-launch and has closed no pools.

What you are actually buying

Two families move together. Peripheral cannulas run from 14G to 24G, ported or non-ported, winged or plain, with or without a needle-stick protection mechanism, and the catheter may be PTFE or polyurethane with a radiopaque stripe. Administration sets vary more than their price suggests: vented and non-vented, drip factors of 15, 20 or 60 drops per millilitre, burette sets for paediatrics, blood sets with a filter, extension lines and three-way taps. Quotes differ on catheter material, flashback chamber, safety mechanism, tubing length and DEHP-free declarations. The common error is buying one gauge mix for the whole institution, and specifying sets without saying whether the ward infuses by gravity or the ICU infuses by pump — the two need different sets.

Why iv cannulas and iv sets suits collective purchasing

The written specification standardises well and the volume is steady, so the aggregation arithmetic works. But this is the consumable where nursing acceptance decides whether a contract survives its first month: insertion feel, flashback and the handling of the safety mechanism all matter, and a cannula the ward rejects is expensive at any rate. Run a sample evaluation across the participating institutions before the price stage, then pool what survives it. Administration sets aggregate more easily than cannulas, and where pumps are involved the pump-matched sets should be bid separately against the named models.

Pin down before price

  • Gauge mix by department, ported or non-ported, winged or plain
  • Safety mechanism type and the standard it is certified against
  • Catheter material and radiopacity
  • Drip factor, vented or non-vented, and set length for each use
  • DEHP-free and latex-free declarations, with pump models named

What drives ten-year cost

  • Failed cannulation costs a second set and the nursing time to re-site
  • Needle-stick handling where the protection mechanism is poor
  • Slow-moving gauges and set types reaching expiry in store

How a pool for this runs

1
Aggregate the demand. Institutions register a requirement and a timeline. Nothing is committed and nothing is paid — the pool simply establishes how much demand exists in one window.
2
Standardise the specification. One technical specification is written for the pooled requirement, so every bidder quotes the same machine. Clinical and engineering specification is never traded away for price.
3
Qualify the suppliers. OEMs and authorised distributors are qualified on manufacturer authorisation, past performance, end-user certificates, financials and demonstration — before any price is opened.
4
Run the price competition. Only technically qualified bidders enter an online reverse auction, with a minimum decrement and automatic extension so the close cannot be sniped.
5
Award on ten-year cost. Lowest is judged on total cost of ownership over ten years — machine, turnkey, software, accessories, transport, insurance, taxes, warranty, maintenance contract, tubes, uptime and training.
6
Buy directly, individually. Each institution raises its own purchase order against the negotiated price and pays the OEM or dealer directly. buytogethr never takes title, never holds stock and never holds your money.

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