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Published 17 Feb 2025, 15:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals Wave 15b

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Framework agreement3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£742,316,345total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 16 Jun 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below
Framework period 1 yr 8 moends 31 May 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2025

Re-procurement plannedNational Generic Pharmaceuticals – Project Revive · tender expected

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS National Pharmaceuticals Generic Products – Wave 15b<br/>Offer reference number: CM/PHG/23/5698<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/>Potential periods of call-offs under the framework agreement:<br/>CM/PHG/23/5698/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products<br/>CESW: (Midlands and Southwest): 1st October 2025 to 31st May 2027 (20 months)<br/>NWLN: (Northwest and London North): 1st October 2025 to 31st May 2027 (20 months)<br/>LSNE: (London South and Northeast): 1st October 2025 to 31st May 2027 (20 months)<br/><br/>CM/PHG/23/5698/02 – Hospital Only Products<br/>DCE (Midlands) & DSW (Southwest): 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2027 (24 months)<br/><br/>CM/PHG/23/5698/03 – Hospital Only (Housekeeping) Products<br/>DLS (London South) & DNE (Northeast): 1st October 2025 to 31st May 2026 (8 months)<br/>DNW (Northwest) & DLN (London North): 1st October 2025 to 31st January 2027 (16 months)<br/>DCE (Midlands) & DSW (Southwest): 1st October 2025 to 31st May 2026 (8 months)

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
120 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 103 suppliers appointed
Framework period
1 yr 8 mo from 1 Oct 2025

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1CM/PHG/23/5698/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products all regionsCancelled 1 yr 8 moPublished value£46,468,764

Lot 1 CM/PHG/23/5698/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products<br/>CESW: (Midlands and Southwest): 1st October 2025 to 31st May 2027 (20 months)<br/>NWLN: (Northwest and London North): 1st October 2025 to 31st May 2027 (20 months)<br/>LSNE: (London South and Northeast): 1st October 2025 to 31st May 2027 (20 months) Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated in the procurement documents

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 May 2027 (1 yr 8 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/23/5698/02 - Hospital Only products (DCE & DSW regions)Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£557,238,084

Lot 2: CM/PHG/23/5698/02 – Hospital Only Products<br/>DCE (Midlands) & DSW (Southwest): 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2027 (24 months) Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated in the procurement documents

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 (2 yrs)
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 #3CM/PHG/23/5698/03 – Hospital Only (Housekeeping) ProductsAwarded 1 yr 4 moPublished value£138,609,497

Lot 3: CM/PHG/23/5698/03 – Hospital Only (Housekeeping) Products<br/>DLS (London South) & DNE (Northeast): 1st October 2025 to 31st May 2026 (8 months)<br/>DNW (Northwest) & DLN (London North): 1st October 2025 to 31st January 2027 (16 months)<br/>DCE (Midlands) & DSW (Southwest): 1st October 2025 to 31st May 2026 (8 months) Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated in the procurement documents

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Jan 2027 (1 yr 4 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 Generic Pharmaceuticals Wave 15b” 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
17 Feb 2025, 15:11 GMT
Last source update
4 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
CM/PHG/23/5698
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045712
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e2d4 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 replaced sid4gov), 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 <br/>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
24 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Mar 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    24 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST
  4. Contract starts386 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 103admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 12079 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 20latest 16 Jun 2025

147 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.

  • Wave 15b - Orals (plus non-parenteral) products

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Jan 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Orals (plus non-parenteral) products

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Jan 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Orals (plus non-parenteral) products

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Jan 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only DCE & DSW regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2027
    Status
    active
  • Wave 15b - Hospital Only (Housekeeping) All regions

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Jan 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · CM/PHG/23/5698/02 - Hospital Only products (DCE & DSW regions)120bids · 120 electronic · 120 from abroad79——
3 · CM/PHG/23/5698/03 – Hospital Only (Housekeeping) Products52bids · 52 electronic · 52 from abroad30——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

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

Framework contractors & participating bidders

103 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awarded

The first 50 of 103 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.

Show 40 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria