Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the supply of Ready to Administer Products
Authority: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative (EMPC) as the Authority wishes to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement for the Supply of Ready to Administer Products on behalf of its member Trusts.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 6 bids received · 6 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Oct 2025
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- N/A
Who may buy through it
Members of the East MIdlands Pharmacy Collaborative (East Midlands)
Published description of the framework
This is not a ranked Framework. The members will call off this Framework with the Suppliers that best meets their needs in terms of Product availability/shelf-life, price, lead-times and overall supplier performance
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,200,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per the Invitation to Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per the Invitation to Tender 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 award criteria (2)
- Price: As per Document No. 1 Instructions to Tenderers
- Quality: As per Document No. 1 - Instructions to Tenderers
- Economic & financial standing
As per the Invitation to Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per the Invitation to Tender Documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework for the supply of Ready to Administer Products” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Members of the East MIdlands Pharmacy Collaborative (East Midlands)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 May 2029
- First published
- 12 May 2025, 11:55 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2025, 14:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
D105 - C355077- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020406- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0510b8Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per the Terms and Conditions
- Risks
N/A
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · N/A
Tenders must be submitted on the Atamis Health Family e-tendering portal at health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
12 May 2025 → 23 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published12 May 2025, 11:55 BST
- Clarification questions by30 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent19 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts380 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published358 days ago23 Oct 2025, 14:35 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2025- Tender notice published12 May 2025, 11:55 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Aug 2025, 08:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2025, 08:49 BST
- Contract signature expected8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Sept 2025, 11:26 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published24 Sept 2025, 10:07 BSTUK10
- Contract details notice published23 Oct 2025, 14:35 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 20 Aug 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 12 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. Braun Medical Limited, Bath ASU, Baxter Healthcare Ltd, ITH Pharma LimitedSME, Sciensus Pharma Services Ltd, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: Option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Authority and the Suppliers | £6,400,000 | 19 Aug 2025standstill to 1 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £6,400,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Framework for the supply of Ready to Administer Products
- Signed
- 19 Sept 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 Year optional extension at the discretion of the Authority and the Suppliers
- Change 24 Sept 2025 Just extending the Contract extension end date from 2027 to 2029
Framework for the supply of Ready to Administer Products
- Signed
- 19 Sept 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 Year optional extension at the discretion of the Authority and the Suppliers
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonB Braun · Yorkshire and the Humber
- wonBath ASU (Qualasept) Ltd · South West England
- wonBaxter Healthcare Ltd · East of England
- wonITH Pharma LtdSME · Greater London
- wonThe Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · North East England
- wonSciensus Pharma Services · West Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- B BraunFramework contractor
- B Braun LtdFramework contractor
- Baxter Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- ITH Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Qualasept Ltd t/a Bath ASUFramework contractor
- Sciensus Pharma Services LtdFramework contractor
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract The Date of this Contract is 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2027. Optional Extension for a further 24 months until 30th September 2029
- Signed contract NHS Framework Terms and Conditions - Redacted.docx
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender