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Published 15 Jan 2025, 14:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NHS National Framework for the supply of Generics Housekeeping / Supply Chain Resilience Products, commencing 1 June 2025

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£68,911,980total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 14 Feb 2025awarded 16 Apr 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period 2 yrs 1 moends 31 May 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Project 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 value
Lot #1CM/PHG/24/5720/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) ProductsAwarded 2 yrs 1 moPublished 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.

Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 31 May 2027 (2 yrs 1 mo)
Delivery: UK · Please refer to Document 3, Schedule 8 in the ITO Documents for the list of purchasing points.
Extensions: Option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 48 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2CM/PHG/24/5720/02 – Hospital Only ProductsAwarded 1 yr 9 moPublished 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)

Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 31 Jan 2027 (1 yr 9 mo)
Delivery: UK · Please refer to Document 3, Schedule 8 in the ITO Documents for the list of purchasing points.
Extensions: Option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 48 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “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)
Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d048 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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 notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender 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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Feb 2025 → 15 May 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    14 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    14 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    8 May 2025, 17:17 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    15 May 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 May 2025, 17:17 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    8 May 2025, 17:17 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 31admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3623 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 20latest 16 Apr 2025

36 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

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · CM/PHG/24/5720/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products18bids · 18 electronic · 18 from abroad11——
2 · CM/PHG/24/5720/02 – Hospital Only Products36bids · 36 electronic · 36 from abroad23——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 7-8 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4APContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

31 commercial parties on the notice
Show 21 more suppliers
  • JCSH Pharma LtdFramework contractor10090970 5 Millmead, Guildford,, Surrey., UK, GU2 4BE
  • Kent Pharma LtdFramework contractor11576098 2nd Floor Connect 38, 1 Dover Place, Ashford, Kent,, UK, TN23 1FB
  • Luye Pharma LtdFramework contractor11567378 Unit 11a, Surrey Technology Centre,, Surrey,United Kingdom, UK, GU2 7YG
  • Macleods Pharma UK LimitedFramework contractor06455382 Wynyard Park House, Wynyard Avenue,, Billingham,, UK, TS22 5TB
  • Martindale PharmaFramework contractor00620024 Bampton Road, Harold Hill, Romford,, Essex,, UK, RM3 8UG
  • Medreich PLCFramework contractor03122988 Warwick House, Plane Tree Crescent,, Feltham,, UK, TW13 7HF
  • Mercury Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor02619880 Dashwood House, 69 Old Broad Street,, London,, UK, EC2M 1QS
  • Milpharm Ltd/aurobinbdo PrimaryFramework contractor03354124 Ares Block, Odyssey Business Park, West End Road, South Ruislip,, Middlesex,, UK, HA4 6QD
  • Morningside PharmaeuticalsFramework contractor02672877 Nene House, 4 Rushmills,, Northampton,, UK, NN4 7YB
  • MylanFramework contractor09189103 Building 4 Trident Place, Mosquito Way,, Hatfield,, UK, AL10 9UL
  • Neon Healthcare LtdFramework contractor06844351 8 The Chase, John Tate Road, Foxholes Business Park,, Hertford, UK, SG13 7NN
  • Novumgen LimitedFramework contractor13510476 20-22 Wenlock Road,, London, England, UK, N1 7GU
  • Panpharma UK LimitedFramework contractor09519853 3 Southport business park, Southport, UK, PR8 4HQ
  • Pfizer LtdFramework contractor00526209 Ramsgate Road, Sandwich,, Kent,, UK, CT13 9NJ
  • Rosemont Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor00924648 Rosemont House, Yorkdale Industrial Estate, Braithwaite Street,, Leeds,, UK, LS11 9XE
  • SVP Pharma LtdFramework contractor13849821 Unit 1, 39 Mahoney Green, Rackheath,, Norwich,, UK, NR13 6JY
  • Seacross Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor07650983 Suite1.10, Beaumont Farringdon, 6 Snow Hill,, London,, UK, EC1A 2AY
  • Teva UK LimitedFramework contractor00302461 Ridings Point, Whistler Drive,, Castleford,, UK, WF10 5HX
  • Wockhardt UK LimitedFramework contractor05835570 Ash Road North, Wrexham Industrial Estate,, Wrexham, UK, LL13 9UF
  • ennogen healthcare ltdFramework contractor13097275 Unit G2- G4 Riverside Industrial Estate, Riverside Way, Dartford,, Kent, UK, DA1 5BS
  • hameln pharma ltdFramework contractor01034697 Unit C, Nexus, Gloucester Business Park,, Gloucester, Gloucestershire,, UK, GL3 4AG

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria