Official UK procurement notice
NHS National Framework for the supply of Generics Housekeeping / Supply Chain Resilience Products, commencing 1 June 2025
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProject title: NHS National Framework for the supply of Generics Housekeeping / Supply Chain Resilience Products, commencing 1 June 2025<br/><br/>Offer reference number: CM/PHG/24/5720<br/><br/>Period of framework agreement: Dates detailed below, with an option or options to extend (at the discretion of the Authority) for a period or periods up to a total of 48 months. <br/><br/>Potential periods of call-offs under the framework agreement:<br/>CM/PHG/24/5720/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products<br/>CESW: (Midlands and Southwest): 1st June 2025 to 31st May 2027 (24 months)<br/>NWLN: (Northwest and London North): 1st June 2025 to 31st May 2027 (24 months)<br/>LSNE: (London South and Northeast): 1st June 2025 to 31st May 2027 (24 months)<br/><br/>CM/PHG/24/5720/02 – Hospital Only Products<br/>DCE (Midlands) & DSW (Southwest): 1st June 2025 to 31st May 2026 (12 months)<br/>DNW (Northwest) & DLN (London North): 1st June 2025 to 31st January 2027 (20 months)<br/>DLS (London South) & DNE (Northeast): 1st June 2025 to 31st May 2026 (12 months)<br/><br/>Published By: Medicines Procurement and Supply Chain – NHS Medicines Value & Access, NHS England
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 36 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 31 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 1 mo from 1 May 2025
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published valueLot #1CM/PHG/24/5720/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) ProductsAwardedPublished value£2,910,888
CM/PHG/24/5720/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products<br/>CESW: (Midlands and Southwest): 01/06/2025 to 31/05/2027 (24 months) <br/>NWLN: (Northwest and London North): 01/06/2025 to 31/05/2027 (24 months)<br/>LSNE: (London South and Northeast): 01/06/2025 to 31/05/2027 (24 months) Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated in the procurement documents.
Lot #2CM/PHG/24/5720/02 – Hospital Only ProductsAwardedPublished value£66,001,092
CM/PHG/24/5720/02 – Hospital Only Products<br/>DCE (Midlands) & DSW (Southwest): 01/06/2025 to 31/05/2026 (12 months), <br/>DNW (Northwest) & DLN (London North): 01/06/2025 to 31/01/2027 (20 months) <br/>DLS (London South) & DNE (Northeast): 01/06/2025 to 31/05/2026 (12 months)
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 National Framework for the supply of Generics Housekeeping /…” 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
- 15 Jan 2025, 14:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2025, 17:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CM/PHG/24/5720- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019881- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d048Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- 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
- 14 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Feb 2025 → 15 May 2025 · 5 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published8 May 2025, 17:17 BST
- Bids must remain valid until15 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2025- Status changed to complete8 May 2025, 17:17 BST
- Buyer details updated8 May 2025, 17:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast36 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.
Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 May 2027
- Status
- active
Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 May 2027
- Status
- active
Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 May 2027
- Status
- active
Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 May 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 May 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Hospital Only Products
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · CM/PHG/24/5720/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products | 18bids · 18 electronic · 18 from abroad | 11 | — | — |
| 2 · CM/PHG/24/5720/02 – Hospital Only Products | 36bids · 36 electronic · 36 from abroad | 23 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
31 commercial parties on the notice- Accord-UK LtdFramework contractor
- Amarox LimitedFramework contractor
- Aspire Pharma LimitedFramework contractor
- B. Braun Medical LimitedFramework contractor
- Bowmed Ibisqus LimitedFramework contractor
- Dr.Reddy's Laboratories (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Drugsrus LtdFramework contractor
- Farmak PharmaceuticalsFramework contractor
- Fresenius Kabi LimitedFramework contractor
- Grindeks Kalceks UK LtdFramework contractor
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- Mercury Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor
- Milpharm Ltd/aurobinbdo PrimaryFramework contractor
- Morningside PharmaeuticalsFramework contractor
- MylanFramework contractor
- Neon Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- Novumgen LimitedFramework contractor
- Panpharma UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Pfizer LtdFramework contractor
- Rosemont Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor
- SVP Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Seacross Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- Teva UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Wockhardt UK LimitedFramework contractor
- ennogen healthcare ltdFramework contractor
- hameln pharma ltdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria