Official UK procurement notice
Generic Drugs – Injections/Infusions 2
Authority: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£6,535,850≈ £6.5m / year · £7,843,020 inc. VAT10.4% below final estimate
Submissions closed 3 Dec 2025awarded 3 Mar 2026
Awarded to ACCORD-UK LTD +7 more
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
Re-procurement plannedGeneric Dugs - Injections/Infusions · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supply of Generic Drugs – Injections/Infusions 2
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,535,850
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
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 3 Aug 2026
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 11:19 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 17:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
PHA-FTS-60857- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070338- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d090Find 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
- Submission deadline
- 3 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 Oct 2025 → 2 Jul 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published366 days ago21 Oct 2025, 11:19 BST
- Market engagement358 days ago28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
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]).
- Tender notice published353 days ago3 Nov 2025, 10:24 GMT
- Next notice expected352 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by324 days ago2 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadline323 days ago3 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by247 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent233 days ago3 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends223 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published112 days ago2 Jul 2026, 17:01 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Oct 2025, 11:19 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Nov 2025, 10:24 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active3 Nov 2025, 10:24 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Nov 2025, 10:24 GMT
- Deadline published: 3 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT3 Nov 2025, 10:24 GMT
- Contract award notice published3 Mar 2026, 16:27 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2026, 16:27 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Mar 2026, 16:27 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Jul 2026, 17:01 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 21 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £5,857,4501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 26
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCORD-UK LTD, Aspire Pharma Ltd, Farmak PharmaceuticalsSME, Grindeks Kalceks UK Ltd, Hikma Pharmaceutical International Limited, Lundbeck Limited +11 morejoint award1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2028Extensions: Up to 12 month extension option | £5,857,450 | 3 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Generic Drugs – Injections/Infusions 2 · ACCORD-UK LTD, Aspire Pharma Ltd, Farmak PharmaceuticalsSME, Grindeks Kalceks UK Ltd, Hikma Pharmaceutical International Limited, Lundbeck Limited +11 more
- Signed
- 4 Jun 2026
- Value
- £5,841,104
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract extension of up to 12 months is available
No agreed KPIs: No individual supplier exceeds £5million
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26final-stage tenders · 27 at stage one | 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
17 commercial parties on the notice- Accord UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Aspire Pharma LtdAwarded supplier
- B Braun Medical LtdAwarded supplier
- Beaumont Pharma LtdAwarded supplier
- Drugsrus LtdAwarded supplier
- Farmak UKAwarded supplier
- Fresenius Kabi LtdAwarded supplier
- Grindeks Kalceks UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Hameln Pharmaceuticals LtdAwarded supplier
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals LtdAwarded supplier
Show 7 more suppliers
- Kent Pharmaceuticals LtdAwarded supplier
- Lundbeck LtdAwarded supplier
- MartindaleAwarded supplier
- Mercury Pharmaceuticals LtdAwarded supplier
- Pfizer LtdAwarded supplier
- SVP Pharma LtdAwarded supplier
- Wockhardt UK LtdAwarded supplier
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