Official UK procurement notice
Needle Syringe Programme · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Midlands Partnership University Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMidlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is seeking a qualified provider to collaborate with a nationwide drug and alcohol service provider for the supply of needle and syringe products and all associated paraphernalia. The provider must deliver the service across a national geography, which currently includes Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Telford, Staffordshire, and Portsmouth. The service must be flexible to meet changing commissioning requirements over the life of the contract.
The service will include the provision of a range of needle and syringe products and associated paraphernalia, e-learning covering needle and syringe programme and Naloxone Awareness for Trust staff, printed materials for service users. Delivery will be available to Community Pharmacies, Trust Community Drug and Alcohol Services and directly to service users homes.
CPV: Addiction treatment · Clinical products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 55%
- Price: 45%
- Suitability
Details will be included in the Procurement documentation to download from EU-Supply.com
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Jun 2024, 11:49 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2025, 14:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jul 2025 – …
- Authority reference
RRE-00298- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063348- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047855Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Review procedure
All appeals should be raised in line with the prevailing legislation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
28 Jul 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published379 days ago8 Oct 2025, 14:34 BST
- Contract starts294 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025- Procurement method changed27 Jun 2025, 16:32 BST
- Deadline moved to 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST27 Jun 2025, 16:32 BST+363 days · was 30 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Buyer details updated27 Jun 2025, 16:32 BST
- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2025, 14:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Supplies Ltd | £578,961 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Needle Syringe Programme · Exchange Supplies Ltd
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £578,961
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Midlands Partnership Foundation TrustContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- CEDRMediation body
- Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation TrustReview contact point
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustReview contact point
- Midlands Partnersip NHS Foundation TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Exchange Supplies LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria