Official UK procurement notice
Family Planning Requisites · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Framework ceiling (notional)£501,727framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2025awarded 1 Dec 2025
Awarded to Bayer Plc +4 more
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Supply of Family Planning Requisites
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Sept 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£501,727
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).
How bids were scored
- Product Quality/Acceptability : Pass/Fail
- Financial (overall cost of contract): Weighting: 85
- Enviromental/Social Value/Community Benefits: Weighting: 15
What this means for your bid
- “Family Planning Requisites” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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 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
- Yes · next expected 30 Sept 2028
- First published
- 28 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 11:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
PHA-FTS-59516- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039729- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05083aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Aug 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
28 Apr 2025 → 4 Feb 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published28 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST
- Market engagement16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
This notice is being issued to advise suppliers of a forthcoming opportunity that is due to be published by Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales Health Boards and Trusts).
There is no formal engagement process for this opportunity. Any suppliers who may like more information on this opportunity before the tender is published please contact Rachel Nelson ([email protected]).
- Next notice expected11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Aug 2025, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by354 days ago1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent318 days ago8 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends307 days ago18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts263 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published260 days ago4 Feb 2026, 11:29 GMT
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Apr 2025, 11:41 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £501,72714 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
- Status changed to active14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Aug 2025, 10:00 BST14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
- Contract award notice published9 Dec 2025, 09:31 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Dec 2025, 09:31 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Feb 2026, 11:29 GMTUK7
- Buyer details updated4 Feb 2026, 11:29 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 28 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Plc, Gedeon Richter UK Ltd, Morningside Pharmaceuticals Limited, Organon Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, Pfizer LtdFamily Planning Reqisites1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2030Extensions: 12month extension option | £6,823,524ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | 1 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Family Planning Requisites · Bayer Plc, Gedeon Richter UK Ltd, Morningside Pharmaceuticals Limited, Organon Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, Pfizer Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Jan 2026
- Value
- £6,823,524
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extension for a period of 12 months
No agreed KPIs: No individual supplier value exceeds £5 million
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Bayer PLCFramework contractor
- Gedeon Richter UK LtdFramework contractor
- Morningside Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor
- Organon Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- Pfizer LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender