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De-risking the UK's antibiotic supply chain 2026

Research and development consultancy services
London (UKI32)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department of Health & Social Care: "De-risking the UK's antibiotic supply chain 2026". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Health & Social CareScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department of Health & Social Care
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Department of Health & Social Care. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.6Bids / Report
37.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 29 active published awards; 24 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Health & Social Care
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published21 Jan 2026, 13:31 GMT
Last source update21 Jan 2026, 13:31 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationResearch and development consultancy services
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060b17
What is being bought
Delivery of research and insight into the UK's antibiotic supply chain with a final report. The report will provide insight into antibiotic supply chains, with particular attention to vulnerabilities arising from concentrated production in high dependency countries
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jan 2026, 13:31 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    21 Jan 2026, 13:31 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    21 Jan 2026, 13:31 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Delivery of research and insight into the UK's antibiotic supply chain with a final report. The report will provide insight into antibiotic supply chains, with particular attention to vulnerabilities arising from concentrated production in high dependency countries.<br/><br/>The contract initial term will end on 31/03/2026 however, there is an option to extend for a further period or periods up to 3 months. Additional information: The tenders were evaluation on 100% quality follow by a price per quality point assessment.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    21 Jan 2026, 13:31 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 21 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · £80,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
RAND Europe
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£80,000 · signed 21 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 2 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authority GB-FTS-140113
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  • Department of Health & Social Care
    buyer

    39 Victoria Street, London, UKI32, SW1H 0EU
    ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk
    +44 01132045540

  • RAND Europe
    supplier

    02728021
    Eastbrook, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, UKH12, CB2 8BF

  • The High Court
    reviewBody

    The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe contract was awarded following a mini‑competition under the Research and Insight DPS, with all bidding suppliers meeting relevant criteria.