Official UK procurement notice
Generic Drugs – Tablets and Capsules 2
Authority: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£1,960,000≈ £2.0m / year · £2,352,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2026awarded 17 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to ACCORD-UK LTD +7 more
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Generic Drugs – Tablets and Capsules 2
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,960,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per the tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As per the tender documents.
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
- Environmental/Social Value/Community Benefits: Weighting :15
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per the tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As per the tender documents.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jul 2026, 15:43 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 15:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
PHA-FTS-63306- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067773- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c3b9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 09:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Jul 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 11 dates- Planning notice published111 days ago3 Jul 2026, 15:43 BST
- Market engagement104 days ago9 Jul 2026, 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 expected103 days ago10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:40 BST
- Clarification questions by69 days ago14 Aug 2026, 09:30 BST
- Submission deadline66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent6 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago16 Oct 2026, 15:17 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 5 days26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill endsin 6 days27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 102 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Jul 2026, 15:43 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Jul 2026, 12:40 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active17 Jul 2026, 12:40 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Jul 2026, 12:40 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST17 Jul 2026, 12:40 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2026, 15:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2026, 15:17 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,597,3601 award exc. VAT
Bids received 27
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCORD-UK LTD, Aspire Pharma Ltd, Brown and Burk UK Ltd, Ennogen Healthcare International Ltd, Luye Pharma Ltd, Morningside Pharmaceuticals Limited +21 morejoint award1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2029Extensions: Up to 12 month extension option | £1,597,360 | 17 Sept 2026standstill to 27 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
27 commercial parties on the notice- Accord-UK Ltd Awarded supplier
- Amarox PharmaAwarded supplier
- Arcadia Pharma LtdAwarded supplier
- Aspire Pharma LtdAwarded supplier
- Aurobindo (Milpharm Ltd)Awarded supplier
- Brown & Burk UK LtdAwarded supplier
- CST PharmaAwarded supplier
- Consilient Health LtdAwarded supplier
- Ennogen HealthCare International LimitedAwarded supplier
- Glenmark PharmaceuticalsAwarded supplier
Show 17 more suppliers
- Kent PharmaceuticalsAwarded supplier
- Lupin Healthcare (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier
- Luye Pharma LtdAwarded supplier
- Medreich PLCAwarded supplier
- Mercury Pharmaceuticals LtdAwarded supplier
- Morningside Pharmaceuticals LimitedAwarded supplier
- NeuraxpharmAwarded supplier
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Novumgen LimitedAwarded supplier
- Perennial Pharma LtdAwarded supplier
- RPH Pharmaceuticals ABAwarded supplier
- Strides Pharma UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Sun Pharma UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Teva UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Thornton & Ross LtdAwarded supplier
- Torrent PharmaceuticalsAwarded supplier
- Wockhardt UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- 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