Official UK procurement notice
NEYPPC Licensed Medicines Provision of Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services 26
Authority: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework agreement for Licensed Wholesaler Services contract for the delivery of medicines to Trusts within the North East and North Cumbria, Yorkshire and The Humber and North West Regions.
This was procured via an Open Procedure to award a Closed Framework.
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 4 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 30 Sept 2030
- Buyer regions
- UKC, UKD, UKE
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 1% of call-off value · 1% ABI charge for non contracted goods liable for discount
Who may buy through it
This Framework Agreement will include and be for the benefit of publicly funded (both wholly and partially funded) entities in the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. This will include but is not limited to: Acute; (including their third-party providers); Ambulance; Mental Health; Clinical Commissioning Groups; Health and Care Trusts; Area Teams; Local Authorities and Special Health Authorities; HSC in Northern Ireland; and NHS Wales, including any successor or emerging organisations, which will include but is not limited to the emerging landscape of combined health and social care commissioners and providers.
Published description of the framework
Framework agreement for Licensed Wholesaler Services contract for the delivery of medicines to Trusts within the North East and North Cumbria, Yorkshire and The Humber and North West Regions.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,400,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical & Quality / Social Value: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Technical & Quality / Social Value: 50% covering Technical & Quality and 10% Social Value
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “NEYPPC Licensed Medicines Provision of Pharmaceutical Wholesale…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- This Framework Agreement will include and be for the benefit of publicly funded (both wholly and partially funded) entities in the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. This will include but is not limited to: Acute; (including their third-party providers); Ambulance; Mental Health; Clinical Commissioning Groups; Health and Care Trusts; Area Teams; Local Authorities and Special Health Authorities; HSC in Northern Ireland; and NHS Wales, including any successor or emerging organisations, which will include but is not limited to the emerging landscape of combined health and social care commissioners and providers. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Mar 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 11:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
C425493- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028120- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06759bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 1% of call-off value · 1% ABI charge for non contracted goods liable for discount
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: [email protected]
Timeline
26 Mar 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published209 days ago26 Mar 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Clarification questions by189 days ago15 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends177 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by69 days ago13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends69 days ago13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 11:46 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2026- Tender notice published26 Mar 2026, 16:06 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Aug 2026, 15:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Aug 2026, 15:43 BST
- Contract details notice published1 Oct 2026, 11:46 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAH Pharmaceuticals Limited, Alliance Healthcare Limited, Mawdsley-Brooks and Co Ltd, Phoenix Healthcare1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: 1 year optional extension | £2,400,000,000very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | 3 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
NEYPPC Licensed Medicines Provision of Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services 26 · AAH Pharmaceuticals Limited, Alliance Healthcare Limited, Mawdsley-Brooks and Co Ltd, Phoenix Healthcare
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2026
- Value
- £2,400,000,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 year optional extension
3 agreed KPIs: Total Sales · Order lines not on time and in full vs number of order lines. · Value of debt (30 + days) vs total sales
- Total Sales, The total value of goods (exc. VAT) supplied against all pharmacy accounts within the reporting period.
- Order lines not on time and in full vs number of order lines., Number of order lines not on time and in full as a percentage of number of order lines.
- Value of debt (30 + days) vs total sales, Value of debt remaining unpaid which is greater than 30 days from the invoice date as a percentage of total sales.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAlliance Healthcare · Greater London
- wonAAH Pharmaceuticals Limited · West Midlands
- wonPhoenix Healthcare · North West England
- wonMawdsley-Brooks & Co Ltd · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- AAH Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor
- Alliance HealthcareFramework contractor
- Mawdsley-Brooks & Co LtdFramework contractor
- Phoenix HealthcareFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract NHS T&Cs Framework Agreement for the Supply of Goods and the Provision of Services Signed Contract
- Signed contract NHS T&Cs Framework Agreement for the Supply of Goods and the Provision of Services Signed Contract
- Signed contract NHS T&Cs Framework Agreement for the Supply of Goods and the Provision of Services Signed Contract
- Signed contract NHS T&Cs Framework Agreement for the Supply of Goods and the Provision of Services Signed Contract
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Pack for NEYPPC Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services to Trusts within the North of England (NoE)
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender