Pharmaceutical products: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 33600000·Supplies · class·in Medical Devices & Pharma
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
33600000 Pharmaceutical products725 notices · 100%- Medical consumables 326 · 12m
- Miscellaneous medical devices and products 236 · 12m
- Medical equipments 225 · 12m
- Various medicinal products 134 · 12m
- Recording systems and exploration devices 82 · 12m
- Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use 79 · 12m
- Functional support 76 · 12m
- Operating techniques 51 · 12m
- Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices 42 · 12m
- Perfumes, toiletries and condoms 32 · 12m
- All of Medical Devices & Pharma →
Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Central government 52% (375 notices)
- NHS & health 37% (269 notices)
- Education & universities 3% (19 notices)
- Local authorities 1% (9 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 1% (4 notices)
- Not classified 6% (46 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS England | Central government | 123 | 44 | 3 |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") | NHS & health | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) | NHS & health | 71 | 16 | 0 |
| Department of Health & Social Care | Central government | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency | Central government | 28 | 8 | 0 |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 26 | 5 | 0 |
| Northern Health and Social Care Trust | Central government | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Central government | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| Procurement and Logistics Service | not classified | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England) | NHS & health | 17 | 0 | 0 |
117 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 447 of 725 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 26% | 0% | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 17 | 2% | 96% | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 41% (299 notices)
- Framework 57% (415 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (11 notices)
- Open 52% (379 notices)
- Limited / restricted 23% (164 notices)
- Route not published 20% (147 notices)
- Selective 5% (34 notices)
- Direct award 0% (1 notices)
- Above threshold 96% (166 notices)
- Below threshold 4% (7 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (152) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 14% (8)
- 2–3 27% (15)
- 4–6 23% (13)
- 7 or more 36% (20)
Who wins
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 4,663 awards to 562 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 10% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accord UK Ltd | 70 | 133 | 6 | 16 |
| TEVA UK LIMITED | 64 | 113 | 2 | 14 |
| PFIZER LIMITED | 61 | 105 | 7 | 17 |
| SANDOZ LIMITED | 54 | 77 | 4 | 13 |
| THORNTON & ROSS LIMITED | 50 | 75 | 2 | 9 |
| ZENTIVA PHARMA UK LIMITED | 47 | 68 | 5 | 10 |
| FRESENIUS KABI LIMITED | 47 | 63 | 5 | 18 |
| ROCHE PRODUCTS LIMITED | 46 | 78 | 9 | 12 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 158 of 725 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in pharmaceutical products
6 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS National Framework for Ferric Carboxymaltose injection | NHS England | 29 Sept 2026 | 9d | £38,217,000 ceiling |
| Generic Drugs - Injections/Infusions | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | 12 Oct 2026 | 22d | £39,600,000 |
| NHS Midlands & East Framework for Denosumab 60mg PFS | NHS England | 13 Oct 2026 | 23d | £600,000 ceiling |
| PURCH3013 Provision of Contract Agreement for Manufacture of Investigational Medicinal Products for a Clinical Trial | University of Glasgow | 19 Oct 2026 | 29d | — |
| NHS National Framework for Generics Orals, Non-Parenteral & Housekeeping | NHS England | 19 Oct 2026 | 29d | £432,283,092 ceiling |
| IMP Manufacture, Labelling and Packaging DPS | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | 22 Aug 2034 | 2893d | £15,000,000 ceiling |
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 3360. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 3360. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.