Official UK procurement notice
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Re-procurement plannedNHS National Framework for Cladribine tablets · tender expected
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024<br/>Offer reference number: CM/PHR/22/5682<br/>CM/PHR/22/5682/01 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - Lot 1. Period of framework: 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2028.<br/>CM/PHR/22/5682/02 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - Lot 2. Period of framework: 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months.
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 95 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 90 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 May 2024
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published valueLot #1CM/PHR/22/5682/01AwardedPublished value£2,001,651,000
CM/PHR/22/5682/01 - National Proprietary Category Tender - Lot 1. Period of framework: 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2028. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Lot #2CM/PHR/22/5682/02AwardedPublished value£40,415,000
CM/PHR/22/5682/02 - National Proprietary Category Tender - Lot 2. Period of framework: 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
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).
- “NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1…” 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 this agreement
- 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
- 3 Nov 2023, 13:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2024, 12:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CM/PHR/22/5682- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014040- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0415a9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · 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
- 8 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Dec 2023 → 1 May 2024 · 5 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until7 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published1 May 2024, 12:37 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2024- Status changed to complete1 May 2024, 12:37 BST
- Buyer details updated1 May 2024, 12:37 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.1.1 | NHS National Proprietary Category Tender - 1 May 2024 | NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast92 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.
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · CM/PHR/22/5682/01 | 95bids · 95 electronic · 95 from abroad | 42 | — | — |
| 2 · CM/PHR/22/5682/02 | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
90 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 90 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRLFramework contractor
- AOP Orphan LtdFramework contractor
- Abbvie LtdFramework contractor
- Accord-UK LtdFramework contractor
- Aguettant LtdFramework contractor
- Alan PharmaceuticalsFramework contractor
- Alliance Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor
- Amarox LimitedFramework contractor
- Amgen LtdFramework contractor
- Aspen Pharmacare UK LimitedFramework contractor
Show 40 more suppliers
- Aspire Pharma LimitedFramework contractor
- AstraZenecaFramework contractor
- Aventis Pharma ltd t/a SanofiFramework contractor
- B. Braun Medical LimitedFramework contractor
- Bausch + Lomb (Pharma)Framework contractor
- Bayer PlcFramework contractor
- Biofrontera Pharma GmbHFramework contractor
- Biovantic Pharma LimitedFramework contractor
- Brancaster Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- CST Pharma LimitedFramework contractor
- Cenote Pharma LimitedFramework contractor
- Chiesi LimitedFramework contractor
- Cipla (EU) LtdFramework contractor
- Clinigen Healthcare LimitedFramework contractor
- Colonis Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Crescent Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Day Lewis Medical LtdFramework contractor
- Dexcel Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Dr Falk Pharma UK LtdFramework contractor
- Drugsrus LtdFramework contractor
- Eli Lilly and Company LtdFramework contractor
- Essential PharmaFramework contractor
- Esteve Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- Evolan PharmaFramework contractor
- FLYNN PHARMA LTDFramework contractor
- Ferndale Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- Flexipharm Austrading LimitedFramework contractor
- Focus Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- Fontus Health LtdFramework contractor
- Fresenius Kabi LimitedFramework contractor
- GlaxoSmithKline UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe LimitedFramework contractor
- Janssen-Cilag LtdFramework contractor
- Kyowa Kirin LtdFramework contractor
- Lupin Healthcare (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Luye Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Martindale PharmaFramework contractor
- Merck Serono LimitedFramework contractor
- Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria