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Published 14 Sept 2026, 17:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Concession Contract for Publishing, Selling and Marketing of the British Pharmacopoeia

Authority: MHRA (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate £39,810,000≈ £8.0m / year · £47,772,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 23 Dec 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsup to 7 yrs with extensions · starts 31 Mar 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Concession Contract for Publishing, Selling and Marketing of the British Pharmacopoeia 2029-2035 editions

  • How the procedure runs: 2 stage competitive flexible, more details to be made available in pre market engagement webinars

CPV: Marketing services · Publishing services · World wide web (www) site design services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£39,810,000
Contract period: 31 Mar 2027 — 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 7 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
Value
£39,810,000 exc. VAT · £47,772,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
2 x 12 months
72413000 World wide web (www) site design services79342000 Marketing services79970000 Publishing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Sept 2026, 17:35 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2026, 17:35 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 31 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
C448502
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Marketing servicesPublishing servicesWorld wide web (www) site design services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f990
How it runs
2 stage competitive flexible, more details to be made available in pre market engagement webinars

How it was run

Run throughAtamis (Health Family) ↗Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Portal record ↗
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
29 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
To be made available in UK 04 Tender Notice atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

7 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published6 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 17:33 BST
  2. Market engagementin 38 days
    28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    The purpose is to notify the market of our up coming procurement and to gain more understanding of the market and how our requirement fits into market segments. 2 webinars due to take place on 30th September and 28th October. More detailed agendas will be made available via our mailing list. more…Please email [email protected] to sign up to our mailing list FAO Imogen Pether, for all future communications regarding this pre-market engagement. 30th September to cover (but not limited to) The Agency, our requirement for the British Pharmacopeia and opportunity for the market to ask us questions. 28th October to cover (but not limited to) proposed route to market, KPIs and tender timelines. We also welcome feedback from attendees and a questionnaire will be issued all attendees after each webinar.
  3. Clarification questions byin 94 days
    23 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Tender notice expectedin 94 days
    23 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Submission deadlinein 131 days
    29 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 191 days
    31 Mar 2027, 00:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected byin 192 days
    31 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Sept 2026
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    14 Sept 2026, 17:35 BSTUK3
  2. Status changed to planned
    14 Sept 2026, 17:35 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    14 Sept 2026, 17:35 BST
  4. Deadline published: 29 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
    14 Sept 2026, 17:35 BST
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Sept 2026, 17:33 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MHRA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJLJ-9824-VXPG 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, London, E14 4PU [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (2)

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