Find a TenderAwarded

Published 15 Oct 2024, 14:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Antiretroviral Drugs · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales Health Boards and Trusts) (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Published estimate£24,899,339≈ £8.3m / year

Submissions closed 15 Nov 2024awarded 6 May 2025

Awarded to Amarox Pharma +9 more10 awards

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Antiretroviral Drugs

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1SuppliesAwardedRenewal 3 yrs

Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2028 (3 yrs)

Delivery: Wales

Extensions: Retendered after 3 year contract with an option to extend for 12monthsVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
i
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Price: 170Social value: 15

Published sub-criteria (4)

Financial (overall cost of contract): 85
Price: 65
Price stability: 20
Social Value/Community Benefits: 15

Published award criteria (5)

Product Quality/Acceptability: Pass/Fail
Financial (overall cost of contract): 85
Social Value/Community Benefits: 15
Price: 65
Price stability: 20

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
Any supplier may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the
requisite manner:
1. ENTERING GENERAL Qualification SUPPLIER INFORMATION NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services utilizes Sell2Wales to manage and assess general prequalification information in the form of a profile.
Candidates are requested to Register company information on the Sell2Wales website at ww.sell2wales.co.uk.
1. SUBMISSION OF TENDER AND PROCUREMENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
(i)Candidates should register on the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services eTendering portal etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs ↗
(ii) Once registered, candidates must submit their tender as follows a) login to NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services eTendering portal b) select 'Respond to OJEU advert and ITT c) select 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers' d) access listing relating to the contract (title Lenalidomide) and view details e) click on 'Express Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left hand side of the page
(iii) Once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to 'My ITTs', where you can download additional documentation and where you can construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the publish button
(iv) For any support in submitting your tender, please contact the eTendering helpdesk on 08000112470 or at [email protected]

What this means for your bid

Price carries 170 of 185 points: a 10% discount moves about 17 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes
First published: 15 Oct 2024, 14:22 BST
Last source update: 6 May 2025, 14:23 BST
Award evaluation window: 15 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference: PAD-OJEU-57065
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-019124
Classification (CPV): Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ac3a Find a Tender

Publisher note: 1. The contracting authority reserves the right to use an electronic reverse auction. 2. If and when this requirement is offered for tender, this may be done in whole or in part via electronic means using the internet. 3. The contracting authority is not bound to award a contract in whole or part. 4. The contracting authority will not bear the tender costs of any of the tenderers. 5. In reference to I.1.9 (Variants) to the extent permitted, if at all, in the tender documents. 6. This notice is being placed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Procurement Services. For the purpose of this procurement, the awarding authority will be Velindre NHS Trust. 7. This advertisement is placed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services on behalf of participating LHB's/Trusts in Wales for the totality of those LHB/Trust specific contractual arrangements. 8. The Framework to be let for 3 years with an option to extend for 12months

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/ ↗

Submission deadline: 15 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Participation fee: document
Bids opened: 15 Nov 2024, 10:01 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/ ↗

Timeline

15 Nov 2024 → 1 Jul 2025 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
15 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
Bids opened
15 Nov 2024, 10:01 GMT
Notice published
6 May 2025, 14:23 BST
Contract starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
6 May 2025, 14:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 10

Awarded value £36,804,64710 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 14

Contracts signed 10latest 6 May 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Amarox Pharma	£147,356 †	—	Awarded
ViiV Healthcare	£11,581,260 †	—	Awarded
Aurobindo (Milpharm Ltd)	£74,298 †	—	Awarded
Gilead Sciences Ltd	£19,827,065 †	—	Awarded
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals	£81,197 †	—	Awarded
Janssen	£3,032,854 †	—	Awarded
Lupin Healthcare UK Ltd	£1,053,367 †	—	Awarded
Merck Sharp & Dohme UK Ltd	£580,500 †	—	Awarded
Ranbaxy (UK) Ltd	£17,794 †	—	Awarded
Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd	£408,956 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Antiretroviral Drugs · Amarox Pharma
Signed
6 May 2025
Value
£147,356
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Antiretroviral Drugs · ViiV Healthcare
Signed
6 May 2025
Value
£11,581,260
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Antiretroviral Drugs · Aurobindo (Milpharm Ltd)
Signed
6 May 2025
Value
£74,298
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Antiretroviral Drugs · Gilead Sciences Ltd
Signed
6 May 2025
Value
£19,827,065
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Antiretroviral Drugs · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Signed
6 May 2025
Value
£81,197
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Antiretroviral Drugs · Janssen
Signed
6 May 2025
Value
£3,032,854
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Antiretroviral Drugs · Lupin Healthcare UK Ltd
Signed
6 May 2025
Value
£1,053,367
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Antiretroviral Drugs · Merck Sharp & Dohme UK Ltd
Signed
6 May 2025
Value
£580,500
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Antiretroviral Drugs · Ranbaxy (UK) Ltd
Signed
6 May 2025
Value
£17,794
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Antiretroviral Drugs · Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd
Signed
6 May 2025
Value
£408,956
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
14bids · 14 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales Health Boards and Trusts)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Imperial Park Unit 5, Celtic Way, Newport, Wales, NP10 8BEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (as hosted by Velindre NHS Trust)Review body Newport
Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership — Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales LHB's and TrustsReview body Cardiff

Bidders & participating suppliers

10 commercial parties on the notice

Amarox PharmaAwarded supplier Congress House, 14 Lyon Road, Harrow, Middlesex, UK, HA1 2EN
Aurobindo (Milpharm Ltd)Awarded supplier Ares Block, Odyssey Business Park, West End Road, South Ruislip, Middlesex, UK, HA4 6QD
Gilead Sciences LimitedAwarded supplier 280 High Holborn, London, UK, WC1V 7EE
Glenmark PharmaceuticalsAwarded supplier Building 2, Croxley Green Business Park, Watford, Herefordshire, UK, WD18 8YA
Janssen LimitedAwarded supplier 50-100 Holmers Farm Way High, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, HP14 4EG
Lupin Healthcare (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier The Urban Building Second Floor 3-9 Albert Street, Slough, Berkshire, UK, SL1 2BE
Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier 120 Moorgate, London, UK, EC2M 6UR £215.00 30
Sun Pharma UK LtdAwarded supplier 6-9 The Square, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, UK, UB11 1FW
Viatris UK Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier Building 4, Trident Place, Mosquito Way, Hatfield, UK, AL10 9UL
ViiV HealthcareAwarded supplier Iron Bridge Road, London, UK, UB11 1BT

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria