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title: "DHSC: Naloxone & Alternative Opioid Antagonists - Buffer Stock Storage & Management"
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# DHSC: Naloxone & Alternative Opioid Antagonists - Buffer Stock Storage & Management

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-naloxone-alternative-opioid-antagonists-buffer-stock-storage-management-ocds-h6vhtk-0506ad). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSC: Naloxone & Alternative Opioid Antagonists - Buffer Stock Storage & Management". Published status: withdrawn. Published Value: £1,900,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** WITHDRAWN (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Published Value:** £1,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Addiction treatment, Medicinal products for the respiratory system, Pharmaceutical products
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-naloxone-alternative-opioid-antagonists-buffer-stock-storage-management-ocds-h6vhtk-0506ad#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0506ad`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-naloxone-alternative-opioid-antagonists-buffer-stock-storage-management-ocds-h6vhtk-0506ad#tl-md)

## Description
DHSC is conducting market engagement to understand more about the companies and services in the UK that can, or that are seeking to produce, distribute, supply and store different formulations of take-home naloxone that can reverse the effect of an opioid overdose. In particular, we are looking to understand how these suppliers and manufacturers could potentially meet the future of needs of a UK Buffer Stock of Naloxone. This is not a call for competition, but an opportunity to gather feedback via a questionnaire to better understand market capabilities, and encourage supplier engagement. Interested parties can access the relevant documents via the Atamis system at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome using the contract reference, you may also submit the completed questionnaire through Atamis but must be registered on the system to do so. Alternatively, submit questionnaires to ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** withdrawn
- **CPV codes:** 33600000, 33670000, 33693300
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 31/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 29/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029685-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-04T07:48:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T03:24:57.625Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0506ad