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# Generic Medicines Transition Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/generic-medicines-transition-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-0314bb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("the Authority"): "Generic Medicines Transition Tender". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £7,343,989. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("the Authority")](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-4546)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £7,343,989 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 March 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pharmaceutical products
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0314bb`

## 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/generic-medicines-transition-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-0314bb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/generic-medicines-transition-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-0314bb#participate

## Description
This Procurement is for the supply of a range of Generic Medicines to health boards across NHS Scotland. The Goods have been split into 7 individual Framework Agreements. Full details of each individual Framework Agreement is contained in section II.2 of this notice.

## Lots (7)
### Lot 1: NP35922b - Treprostinil Solution for Infusion & Beclometasone / Formoterol Inhaler
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £616,659
- **Description:** The Supply of Treprostinil Solution for Infusion to NHS Scotland in a range of presentations.
The authority has not awarded the Beclometasone / Formoterol Inhaler.
The authority has awarded each product line as a multi-supplier unranked framework agr...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2022 to 30/04/2023

### Lot 2: NP35922c - Pirfenidone Tablets
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,625,807
- **Description:** Supply of Pirfenidone Tablets in a range of presentations.
The authority has awarded each line to a single Framework Participant within the single supplier Framework Agreement.
Start Date: 01.05.22
End Date: 30.04.23
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2022 to 30/04/2023

### Lot 3: NP39722b - Sorafenib & Thalidomide Tablets
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £731,678
- **Description:** The Supply of Sorafenib & Thalidomide Tablets to NHS Scotland in a range of presentations.
The authority has awarded each product line as a multi-supplier unranked framework agreement.
Start Date: 01.05.22
End Date: 31.01.23
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2022 to 31/01/2023

### Lot 4: NP39722c - Sunitinib Tablets
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £763,820
- **Description:** Supply of Sunitinib Tablets in a range of presentations.
The authority has awarded each line to a single Framework Participant within this single supplier Framework Agreement.
Start Date: 01.05.22
End Date: 31.01.23
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2022 to 31/01/2023

### Lot 5: NP39822b - Deferasirox dispersible tablets, Hyoscine butylbromide tablets, Sapropterin soluble tablets & Tolvaptan Tablets
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,602,694
- **Description:** Supply of Deferasirox dispersible tablets, Sapropterin soluble tablets & Tolvaptan tablets in a range of presentations.
The authority will not be awarding Hyoscine butylbromide tablets.
The authority has awarded each line to a single Framework Partic...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2022 to 31/07/2023

### Lot 6: NP40922b - Oxycodone/Naloxone Tablets
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £3,296
- **Description:** The Supply of Oxycodone/Naloxone Tablets to NHS Scotland in a range of presentations.
The authority has awarded each product line as a multi-supplier unranked framework agreement.
Start Date: 01.05.22
End Date: 31.01.24
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2022 to 31/01/2024

### Lot 7: NP40922c - Analgesics, Anaesthetics & Musculoskeletal Generic Medicines
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** The supply of additional generic medicines used as Analgesics, Anaesthetics & to treat musculoskeletal conditions. This includes the supply of Co-Codamol, Ibuprofen & Paracetamol in a range of presentations.
The authority has awarded each line to a s...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2022 to 31/01/2024

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (7)
- **Award:** NP35922b - Treprostinil Solution for Infusion & Beclometasone / Formoterol Inhaler (active)
  - Award id: `013534-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **AOP Orphan Ltd, Dr Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-178898`, `GB-FTS-80783`
  - Value: £24,986 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** NP35922c - Pirfenidone Tablets (active)
  - Award id: `013534-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Accord-UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121965`
  - Value: £236,982 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** NP39722b - Sorafenib & Thalidomide Tablets (active)
  - Award id: `013534-2022-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Accord-UK Ltd, Bayer Plc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121965`, `GB-FTS-35992`, `GB-FTS-43427`, `GB-FTS-95765`, `GB-FTS-93451`, `GB-FTS-4557`
  - Value: £479,623 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** NP39722c - Sunitinib Tablets (active)
  - Award id: `013534-2022-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Sandoz Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-95765`
  - Value: £14,970 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** NP40922b - Oxycodone/Naloxone Tablets (active)
  - Award id: `013534-2022-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Napp Pharmaceuticals, Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170595`, `GB-FTS-4557`
  - Value: £5,853 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** NP40922c - Analgesics, Anaesthetics & Musculoskeletal Generic Medicines (active)
  - Award id: `013534-2022-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Aguettant Ltd, B.Braun Medical Limited, Martindale Pharma (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-11339`, `GB-FTS-36060`, `GB-FTS-4565`, `GB-FTS-53279`
  - Value: £153,119 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** NP39822b - Deferasirox dispersible tablets, Hyoscine butylbromide tablets, Sapropterin soluble tablets & Tolvaptan Tablets (active)
  - Award id: `013534-2022-7`
  - Supplier(s): **Accord-UK Ltd, Teva UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121965`, `GB-FTS-93451`
  - Value: £882,986 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (7)
- **Contract:** NP35922b - Treprostinil Solution for Infusion & Beclometasone / Formoterol Inhaler (active)
  - Signed Value: £24,986
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2022

- **Contract:** NP35922c - Pirfenidone Tablets (active)
  - Signed Value: £236,982
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2022

- **Contract:** NP39722b - Sorafenib & Thalidomide Tablets (active)
  - Signed Value: £479,623
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2022

- **Contract:** NP39722c - Sunitinib Tablets (active)
  - Signed Value: £14,970
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2022

- **Contract:** NP40922b - Oxycodone/Naloxone Tablets (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,853
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2022

- **Contract:** NP40922c - Analgesics, Anaesthetics & Musculoskeletal Generic Medicines (active)
  - Signed Value: £153,119
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2022

- **Contract:** NP39822b - Deferasirox dispersible tablets, Hyoscine butylbromide tablets, Sapropterin soluble tablets & Tolvaptan Tablets (active)
  - Signed Value: £882,986
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013534-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-20T07:42:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:03:25.373Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0314bb