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Published 17 Aug 2026, 14:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ENCORAFENIB (BRAFTOVI) 75 mg Capsules

Official notice

Authority: Northern Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Awarded value£180,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to PIERRE FABRE LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for supply of ENCORAFENIB (BRAFTOVI) 75 mg Capsules for a period of up to 3 years

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Aug 2026, 14:16 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2026, 13:09 BST
Authority reference
DAC180/0726PM
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085874
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e5aa Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Purchase of drugs which are subject to patent protection/ Sole MA Holder, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.

Section 41 schedule 5(5) of the PA2023 permits a direct award in the case of single supplier and permits the award if the following conditions are met in relations to the public contract -

(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods,services or works.

The product required is only commercially available from one supplier and no competition or alternative exists for this product.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Aug 2026 → 10 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends52 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published40 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 13:09 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Aug 2026, 14:16 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Aug 2026, 14:22 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    10 Sept 2026, 13:09 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £180,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PIERRE FABRE LIMITED1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029£180,00017 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • ENCORAFENIB (BRAFTOVI) 75 mg Capsules · PIERRE FABRE LIMITED

    Signed
    10 Sept 2026
    Value
    £180,000
    Period
    10 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Not applicable as contract value is less than £5 million

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PBRP-6676-CQZY Bretten Hall, Antrim Area Hospital, Bush Road, Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT41 2RLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PIERRE FABRE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00986738GB-PPON: PRHQ-6453-ZCGD 1 Fleet Place, London, London, EC4M 7WSContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender