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Official procurement procedure
NHS Branded Medicines Tranche A - NOFE and Midlands & East and Natalizumab for London & SOFE - 1 September 2026
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£877,670,570
Submission deadline 17 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS England: "NHS Branded Medicines Tranche A - NOFE and Midlands & East and Natalizumab for London & SOFE - 1 September 2026". Published status: complete. Published value: £877,670,570. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | NHS England | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 17 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £877,670,570 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS England
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NHS England. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
22.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Anna FreudTop vendor: 29.6% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 859 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Freud | 1 win | £5,862,540 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | 1 win | £4,809,159 |
| NHS Shared Business Services Limited | 1 win | £4,393,727 |
| Pearson Professional Assessments Limited | 1 win | £4,374,320 |
| Timewise Foundation CIC | 1 win | £166,667 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS England | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published21 Jul 2026, 11:16 BST | Last source update21 Jul 2026, 11:16 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051c98 | ||
What is being bought
NHS Branded Framework Agreement – Lot 1 - Tranche A for the North of England and Midlands & East.
Period of Framework Agreement: 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2028 with an option or option(s) to extend (at the authority’s discretion for a further 24 months.
Lot 2 - Natalizumab for London and South of England. The period of Framework Agreement: 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2027 with an option or option(s) to extend for a further 12 months.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
21 Jul 2026, 11:16 BST - Official notice release published
9 Jul 2026, 15:45 BST - tender value changed
23 Jun 2026, 12:33 BST - Status changed to complete
23 Jun 2026, 12:33 BST - Official notice release published
23 Jun 2026, 12:33 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
23 Jun 2026, 12:33 BST - Published value updated to £877,670,570
17 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMT - Status changed to active
17 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMT - Official notice release published
17 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 17 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
17 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMT - Official notice release published
13 Mar 2026, 15:08 GMT - Published value updated to £456,000,000
13 Jan 2026, 09:57 GMT - Official notice release published
13 Jan 2026, 09:57 GMT - Official notice release published
3 Jun 2025, 12:41 BST - Published value updated to £206,835,684
22 May 2025, 09:34 BST - Status changed to planned
22 May 2025, 09:34 BST - Official notice release published
22 May 2025, 09:34 BST - Buyer information updated
22 May 2025, 09:34 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
21 Jul 2026, 11:16 BST - Submission deadline
17 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £665,389,588 - Contract active
Signed 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £35,312,548
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards AVENTIS PHARMA LIMITED t-a Sanofi, Accord UK Ltd, Amgen Ltd, BAYER PLC, BIOGEN IDEC LIMITED, C. S. T. PHARMA LIMITED, CHUGAI PHARMA LIMITED, ELI LILLY & COMPANY LTD, GEDEON RICHTER (UK) LIMITED, GLAXOSMITHKLINE UK LIMITED, LABORATORIES JUVISE PHARMACEUTICALS, MERCK SERONO LIMITED, MILPHARM LIMITED, NAPP PHARMACEUTICALS LTD, NOVO NORDISK, Orifarm UK Ltd, PFIZER LIMITED, PHARMACOSMOS UK LTD, ROCHE PRODUCTS LIMITED, SANDOZ LIMITED, TEVA UK LIMITED, THORNTON & ROSS LIMITED, VIATRIS UK HEALTHCARE LIMITED, VIFOR PHARMA UK LTD Not published · Not published · active BIOGEN IDEC LIMITED, SANDOZ LIMITED Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Lot 1 - CM/PHR/25/5730/01 - NHS National Branded Tranche B - NOFE & MAE £665,389,588 · signed 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Aug 2028, 23:59 BST Lot 2 - CM/PHR/25/5730/02 - Natalizumab for London and South of England £35,312,548 · signed 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Aug 2027, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
NHS England
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWYDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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