Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 9 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to tender for Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) Support – TOCSINS

Authority: Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Brazil (BR)Ghana (GH)North West (UKD72)

Published estimate£460,000≈ £153k / year · £460,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 4 Jul 2025awarded 1 Sept 2025

Awarded to Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust trading as "Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials"

Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Aug 2028 · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this project is to appoint a supplier to handle the receipt of clinical trial Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) from manufacturer, import, labelling, and distribution to the in-country sites/teams.

The trial will be running in Brazil and Ghana and involves two oral drugs. Initial dose will be delivered to remote community clinic or ambulance vehicle (field) and subsequent doses stored and given from the hospital site during the participant admission.

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CPV: Clinical products · Packaging and related services · Packaging services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£460,000

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £460,000 exc. VAT · £460,000 inc. VAT

Delivery listed: Brazil (BR), Ghana (GH), North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 6.3.The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of 2 (two) occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion (each a "Renewal Period") at LSTM's sole discretion, by LSTM giving the Contractor not less than 1 (one) months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or the Renewal Period (as applicable).

33698000 Clinical products 79920000 Packaging and related services 79921000 Packaging services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
n/a
Technical & professional ability
n/a

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

As stated in Tender documentation: 70%
As stated in Tender documentation: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

As stated in Tender documentation
As stated in Tender documentation

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
n/a
Technical & professional ability
n/a

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
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, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update: 14 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 26 Jul 2025
Authority reference: LW140
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-031099
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Clinical productsPackaging and related servicesPackaging services
Delivery area in notice: Brazil (BR)Ghana (GH)North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0545b7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 4 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 27 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

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Timeline

9 Jun 2025 → 14 Nov 2025 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
9 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
Clarification questions by
27 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission deadline
4 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Award decision expected by
26 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts
1 Aug 2025
Assessment summaries sent
3 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published342 days ago
14 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
9 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
3 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
3 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
Contract signature expected
16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
14 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £110,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust trading as "Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials"17 Sept 2025 – 16 Sept 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: 6.3.The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of 2 (two) occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion (each a "Renewal Period") at LSTM's sole discretion, by LSTM giving the Contractor not less than 1 (one) months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or the Renewal Period (as applicable).	£110,000 inc. VAT	1 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust trading as "Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials"
Signed
10 Nov 2025
Value
—
Period
11 Nov 2025 – 16 Sept 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
6.3.The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of 2 (two) occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion (each a "Renewal Period") at LSTM's sole discretion, by LSTM giving the Contractor not less than 1 (one) months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or the Renewal Period (as applicable).

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PDZC-7999-ZGYT Pembroke Place, Liverpool, Liverpool, North West, L3 5QAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust trading as "Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials"Awarded supplier Gate 2 Acre Mill School Street West, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Humber, HD3 3ETContact email
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust trading as "Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials"Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PNNL-2286-HTYH Gate 2 Acre Mill School Street West, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Humber, HD3 3ETContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST