Official UK procurement notice
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals Wave 15b
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
Re-procurement plannedNational Generic Pharmaceuticals – Project Revive · tender expected
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS 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 valueLot #1CM/PHG/23/5698/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products all regionsCancelledPublished 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
Lot #2CM/PHG/23/5698/02 - Hospital Only products (DCE & DSW regions)AwardedPublished 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
Lot #3CM/PHG/23/5698/03 – Hospital Only (Housekeeping) ProductsAwardedPublished 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
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 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e2d4Find 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 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 noticeTender 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
Timeline
24 Mar 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published4 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST
- Contract starts386 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast147 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
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · CM/PHG/23/5698/02 - Hospital Only products (DCE & DSW regions) | 120bids · 120 electronic · 120 from abroad | 79 | — | — |
| 3 · CM/PHG/23/5698/03 – Hospital Only (Housekeeping) Products | 52bids · 52 electronic · 52 from abroad | 30 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
103 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 103 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- AGB PharmaFramework contractor
- AOP Orphan LtdFramework contractor
- Accord-UK LtdFramework contractor
- Aguettant LtdFramework contractor
- Alissa Healthcare Research LimitedFramework contractor
- Amarox LimitedFramework contractor
- Arcadia Pharma Ltd T/A Arcadia MedicalFramework contractor
- Ascend Laboratories UK LtdFramework contractor
- Aspen Pharmacare UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Aspire Pharma LimitedFramework contractor
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- Aventis Pharma ltd t/a SanofiFramework contractor
- B. Braun Medical LimitedFramework contractor
- Baxter Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- Beaumont Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- BioconFramework contractor
- Bowmed Ibisqus LimitedFramework contractor
- Brown and Burk UK LtdFramework contractor
- CST Pharma LimitedFramework contractor
- Celix Pharma Ltd.Framework contractor
- Chiesi LimitedFramework contractor
- CiplaFramework contractor
- Colonis Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Consilient Health LtdFramework contractor
- Crescent Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Day Lewis Medical LtdFramework contractor
- Desitin Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Dr.Reddy's Laboratories (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Drugsrus LtdFramework contractor
- Eramol (UK) LtdFramework contractor
- Essential PharmaFramework contractor
- Esteve Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- FLYNN PHARMA LTDFramework contractor
- Farmak PharmaceuticalsFramework contractor
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- Flexipharm Austrading LimitedFramework contractor
- Focus Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor
- Fontus Health LtdFramework contractor
- Fresenius Kabi LimitedFramework contractor
- G.L. Pharma UK LimitedFramework contractor
- GENNISIUM PHARMAFramework contractor
- Galen LimitedFramework contractor
- Galvany Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- GlaxoSmithKline UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe LimitedFramework contractor
- Hikma PharmaceuticalsFramework contractor
- Immedica Pharma ABFramework contractor
- JCSH Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Kent Pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Lipomed AGFramework contractor
- LogixX Pharma LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria