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Published 23 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

STA Provision of Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) and placebo

Official notice

Authority: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£152,440published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Liverpool University Hospital NHS FT - Trading as MIAA

What is being bought

Published requirement description

IMP/placebo formulation type it needs to be manufactured in aseptic conditions. This requires a highly specialised manufacturing process and as a result UK Manufacturers of Aseptic servicesable to offer this srvice is are limited. During the grant (funding) application stage 5 other NHS pharmacy aseptic services were approached to provided a quote for the service - all of which were unable to provide the service to the required specifications.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
33600000 Pharmaceutical products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100701
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f7f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Niche supply, limited providers who on investigation could not meet the needs of the requirement

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £152,4401 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Liverpool University Hospital NHS FT - Trading as MIAA1 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2032£152,440—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMBM-6973-YNDX Trust Headquarters, Marlborough St,, Bristol, South West, BS1 3NUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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