Official UK procurement notice
Contraceptive Medicines · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSDS)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework Agreement is for the supply of Contraceptive Medicines to health boards across NHS
Scotland. The Goods have been split into five (5) categories, each of which is identified as a "Lot". Full details of each Lot is contained in section II.2
of this notice.
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 5 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Oral Contraceptive TabletsCancelledRenewalPublished value£695,296
Supply of Oral Contraceptive Tablets to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Unranked Multi-Supplier Framework on Line-by-Line Basis. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
Lot #2Levonorgestrel Intrauterine DeviceCancelledRenewalPublished value£7,842,402
Supply of Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Unranked Multi-Supplier Framework on Line-by-Line Basis. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
Lot #3Contraceptives ImplantsCancelledRenewalPublished value£5,752,914
Supply of Contraceptives Implants to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Single Supplier Framework on Line-by-Line Basis. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
Lot #4Contraceptives InjectionsCancelledRenewalPublished value£365,739
Supply of Contraceptives Injections to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Single Supplier Framework on Line-by-Line Basis. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
Lot #5All Other Contraceptive ProductsRenewalPublished value£366,109
Supply of All Other Contraceptive Products to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Single Supplier Framework on Line-by-Line Basis. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Supply Chain Logistics: 5%
- price: 95%
Published award criteria (2)
- Supply Chain Logistics: 5
- Price: 95
- Suitability
List and brief description of conditions:
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any situation referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Economic & financial standing
(a) Potential Framework Participants must be able to demonstrate the existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL,PLGB or PLPI number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Medicines at the date of submission of the tender.
(b) Potential Framework Participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent at the
date of submission of the tender.
(c) All tendered Goods must comply with the MHRA best Practice Guidance on Labelling and Packaging and the National Patient Safety
Agency ("NPSA") Guidelines on Packaging and Labelling on pack design.
(d) Potential Framework Participants are required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the
climate change emergency and how they will respond.
Minimum: (a) Confirmation of existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL, PLGB or PLPI number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Medicines at the date of submission of the tender, should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under the T… - Technical & professional ability
(a) Potential Framework Participants must be able to demonstrate the existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL,PLGB or PLPI number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Medicines at the date of submission of the tender.
(b) Potential Framework Participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent at the
date of submission of the tender.
(c) All tendered Goods must comply with the MHRA best Practice Guidance on Labelling and Packaging and the National Patient Safety Agency ("NPSA") Guidelines on Packaging and Labelling on pack design.
(d) Potential Framework Participants are required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the
climate change emergency and how they will respond.
Minimum: (a) Confirmation of existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL, PLGB or PLPI number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Medicines at the date of submission of the tender, should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under the T…
- Price carries 95 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Contraceptive Medicines” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Feb 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2026, 16:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NP41426- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077388- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064c91Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the framework agreement which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operators was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a
minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority dispatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant framework agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the framework agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued, or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to
an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the framework agreement has been entered into include the
setting aside of the decision to award the framework agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the framework agreement unless grounds for the imposition
of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise, the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the framework agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The estimated value(s) referred to in Section II.1.5 and within all Lots cover(s) the twenty four (24) month contract duration and the two time twelve (12) month extension period of the framework agreement. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28651. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It is a mandatory requirement that potential framework participants/contractors agree to support the concept, provision, and ongoing development of community benefits provision in relation to this framework/contract. Potential framework participants/contractors are required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a summary of the community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and what impact and outcomes these have achieved. Potential framework participants/contractors are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this framework/contract if successful or, alternatively, potential framework participants/contractors confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits. For further information please visit NHSS Community Benefit Gateway (https://www.nss.nhs.scot/procurement-and-logistics/sustainability/access-our-community-benefit-gateway/). The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28651. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: It is not envisaged that sub-contractors will be utilised in delivery of this framework agreement. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: No Community Benefits will be deliverable through the award of this framework agreement. (SC Ref:840116)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Mar 2026 → 13 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period ends224 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened224 days ago12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published69 days ago13 Aug 2026, 16:30 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2026- Status changed to complete13 Aug 2026, 16:30 BST
- Buyer details updated13 Aug 2026, 16:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Oral Contraceptive Tablets
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2026
- Value
- £348,152
- Status
- active
Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2026
- Value
- £5,563,736
- Status
- active
Contraceptives Implants
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2026
- Value
- £5,190,344
- Status
- active
Contraceptives Injections
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2026
- Value
- £328,826
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Oral Contraceptive Tablets | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Contraceptives Implants | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Contraceptives Injections | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)Contracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- Bayer PlcFramework contractor
- Gedeon Richter UK LtdFramework contractor
- Lupin Healthcare UK LtdFramework contractor
- Morningside Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor
- Organon Pharma (UK) Ltd.Framework contractor
- Pfizer LtdFramework contractor
- Zentiva Pharma UK LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.