Official UK procurement notice
Transitional Drugs 6 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£12,307,059≈ £6.2m / year · £14,768,471 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 8 Jan 2026awarded 29 Jan 2026
Awarded to ACCORD-UK LTD +7 more
Contract term 2 yrsends 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Drugs that have recently lost exclusivity
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£12,307,059
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).
How bids were scored
- Product Quality/Acceptability: Pass/Fail
- Financial (overall cost of contract): Weighting: 85
- Enviromental/Social Value/Community Benefits: Weighting: 15
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Nov 2025, 12:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 16:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
PHA-FTS-61082- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077818- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e923Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Submission deadline
- 8 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Nov 2025 → 30 Mar 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published328 days ago26 Nov 2025, 12:31 GMT
- Tender notice published327 days ago27 Nov 2025, 16:04 GMT
- Next notice expected327 days ago27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Market engagement327 days ago27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
This notice is being issued to advise suppliers of a forthcoming opportunity that is due to be published by Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales Health Boards and Trusts).
There is no formal engagement process for this opportunity. Any suppliers who may like more information on this opportunity before the tender is published please contact Rachelle Elvin ([email protected]).
- Clarification questions by286 days ago7 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Submission deadline285 days ago8 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by263 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent259 days ago4 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends249 days ago13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts234 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published204 days ago30 Mar 2026, 16:26 BST
Notice history
12 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Nov 2025, 12:31 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published27 Nov 2025, 16:04 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £12,307,05927 Nov 2025, 16:04 GMTwas £15,902,104
- Status changed to active27 Nov 2025, 16:04 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Nov 2025, 16:04 GMT
- Deadline published: 8 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT27 Nov 2025, 16:04 GMT
- Contract award notice published4 Feb 2026, 16:19 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Feb 2026, 16:19 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Feb 2026, 16:19 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Mar 2026, 16:26 BSTUK7
- Buyer details updated30 Mar 2026, 16:26 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 26 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,637,7281 award exc. VAT
Bids received 15
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCORD-UK LTD, Amgen Ltd, Celltrion Healthcare Uk Ltd, Fresenius Kabi Limited, Gedeon Richter UK Ltd, Organon Pharma (UK) Ltd. +6 morejoint award1 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030Extensions: Up to 24 month extension option | £1,637,728 | 29 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Transitional Drugs 6 · ACCORD-UK LTD, Amgen Ltd, Celltrion Healthcare Uk Ltd, Fresenius Kabi Limited, Gedeon Richter UK Ltd, Organon Pharma (UK) Ltd. +6 more
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,637,726
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract extension of up to 24 months is available
No agreed KPIs: Contract Value is below £5million
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
12 commercial parties on the notice- Accord UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Amgen LtdAwarded supplier
- Celltrion HealthcareAwarded supplier
- Dr Reddy's Laboratories (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
- Fresenius Kabi LtdAwarded supplier
- Gedeon Richter UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Organon Pharmaceuticals LtdAwarded supplier
- Samsung Bioepsis UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Sandoz LtdAwarded supplier
- Teva UK LtdAwarded supplier
Show 2 more suppliers
- Thornton & Ross LtdAwarded supplier
- Zentiva Pharma UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender