Official UK procurement notice
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - Proprietary Category Tender - 1 May 2025
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInvitation to offer for NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - Proprietary Category Tender - 01 May 2025<br/>Offer reference number: CM/PHR/22/5683<br/><br/>CM/PHR/22/5683/00 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - Proprietary Category Tender:<br/>Period of Framework Agreement: 01 May 2025 to 30 April 2029
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 50 bids received · 72 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 May 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£1,775,939,000
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).
- Price
- “NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - Proprietary Category…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2025, 16:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CM/PHG/22/5683- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016340- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b505Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE;<br/>Any supplier may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the requisite manner:<br/>1) Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information. This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTendering portal at http://health.atamis.co.uk<br/>Candidates wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register, and provide additional procurement specific information (if requested) through the eTendering portal as follows:<br/>1.1) If not already registered, Candidates should register on the eTendering portal at http://health.atamis.co.uk and click the link to register:<br/>- agree to the user agreement<br/>- populate company details<br/>1.2) Once registered, candidates must register interest as follows:<br/>- log to the portal<br/>- select "Find Opportunities" from the supplier home screen, use the "Sort by:" facility to find this opportunity and select the bold blue title to select<br/>- review opportunity details and click "Register Interest"<br/>- as you select the opportunity, you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response or decline to respond (if you decide not to participate in the opportunity)<br/>1.3) There is a supplier user guide on using the system and Candidates can contact the Atamis helpdesk at [email protected] or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance when completing responses.<br/>2) General supplier information.<br/>To manage and assess supplier information the Contracting Authority requests candidates provide their<br/>company profile in the Government's Supplier Registration Service (which has replacedsid4gov), as follows:<br/>2.1) If not already registered (the previous sid4gov password, login and details will still<br/>be on the system), candidates must go to the following web page https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk<br/>and select "Register" at the top of the page.<br/>Key in details as requested to search for your company. If you do not have a D-U-N-S®Number, click on the link at the right of the page to obtain a number from D&B.<br/>Candidates must obtain a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S® Number to enable registration on the system.<br/>2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your company profile. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their profile are completed and up to date for each procurement exercise.<br/>D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B.<br/>2.3) For further help or information concerning this telephone +44 (0) 161 413 7982 or via the<br/>message function on the website.<br/>OTHER CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES<br/>The framework agreement is for the benefit of other participating NHS bodies (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other non-NHS bodies which the participants deem necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 9 Dec 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Dec 2024, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
9 Dec 2024 → 30 Apr 2029 · 5 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 Dec 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened9 Dec 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published22 Apr 2025, 16:48 BST
- Contract starts1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Today16 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid until30 Apr 2029, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Apr 2025, 16:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast72 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 20 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 016340-2025-1
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-10
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-11
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-12
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-13
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-14
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-15
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-16
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-17
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-18
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-19
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-2
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-20
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-21
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-22
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-23
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-24
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-25
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-26
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 016340-2025-27
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50bids · 50 electronic | 38 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
72 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 72 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- Abbvie LtdFramework contractor
- Accord-UK LtdFramework contractor
- Alissa Healthcare Research LimitedFramework contractor
- Aspen Pharmacare UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Aspire Pharma LimitedFramework contractor
- Astellas Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Aventis Pharma ltd t/a SanofiFramework contractor
- Baxter Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- Bayer PlcFramework contractor
- Besins Healthcare UK LTDFramework contractor
Show 40 more suppliers
- BioCryst Ireland LimitedFramework contractor
- CSL Behring UK LtdFramework contractor
- CST Pharma LimitedFramework contractor
- Celix Pharma Ltd.Framework contractor
- Chiesi LimitedFramework contractor
- Colonis Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Day Lewis Medical LtdFramework contractor
- Dexcel Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Drugsrus LtdFramework contractor
- Eisai LtdFramework contractor
- Essential PharmaFramework contractor
- Esteve Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- FLYNN PHARMA LTDFramework contractor
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- G.L. Pharma UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Galen LimitedFramework contractor
- Gedeon Richter UK LtdFramework contractor
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe LimitedFramework contractor
- GrunenthalFramework contractor
- INFECTOPHARM LTDFramework contractor
- IpsenFramework contractor
- Janssen-Cilag LtdFramework contractor
- Kyowa Kirin International UK New Co LtdFramework contractor
- Lupin Healthcare (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Merck Serono LimitedFramework contractor
- Mercury Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor
- MerzFramework contractor
- Morningside PharmaeuticalsFramework contractor
- MylanFramework contractor
- Napp Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- Neon Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- Neuraxpharm UK LtdFramework contractor
- Nordic PharmaFramework contractor
- Norgine Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK LtdFramework contractor
- Novo NordiskFramework contractor
- Organon Pharmaceuticals UK LtdFramework contractor
- Orifarm UKFramework contractor
- Otsuka Pharmaceuticals UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Pfizer LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria