Official UK procurement notice
Transitional Drugs 7 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
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£53,566,932
- Economic & financial standing
As per the tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As per the tender 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).
- Product Quality/Acceptability: Pass/Fail
- Financial (Overall Cost of Contract): Weighting:85
- Environmental/Social Value/Community Benefits: Weighting :15
- Economic & financial standing
As per the tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As per the tender documents.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Apr 2026, 10:44 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2026, 17:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
PHA-FTS-62154- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032804- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067da4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 29 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 May 2026, 09:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Apr 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published197 days ago8 Apr 2026, 10:44 BST
- Market engagement195 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
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 Jennifer Tresilian ([email protected])
- Tender notice published195 days ago10 Apr 2026, 12:50 BST
- Next notice expected194 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by164 days ago11 May 2026, 09:30 BST
- Submission deadline146 days ago29 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent140 days ago4 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by135 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends126 days ago17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published114 days ago30 Jun 2026, 17:12 BST
- Contract starts113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Apr 2026, 10:44 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published10 Apr 2026, 12:50 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active10 Apr 2026, 12:50 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Apr 2026, 12:50 BST
- Contract award notice published5 Jun 2026, 10:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2026, 10:08 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Jun 2026, 17:12 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 8 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Ltd, Celltrion Healthcare Uk Ltd, Fresenius Kabi Limited, Gedeon Richter UK Ltd, Hikma Pharmaceutical International Limited, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED +4 morejoint award1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030Extensions: Up to 24 month extension option | £16,804,001 | 4 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Transitional Drugs 7 · Amgen Ltd, Celltrion Healthcare Uk Ltd, Fresenius Kabi Limited, Gedeon Richter UK Ltd, Hikma Pharmaceutical International Limited, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED +4 more
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2026
- Value
- £16,804,001
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
10 commercial parties on the notice- Amgen LtdAwarded supplier
- Celix PharmaAwarded supplier
- Celltrion HealthcareAwarded supplier
- Fresenius Kabi LtdAwarded supplier
- Gedeon Richter UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals International LtdAwarded supplier
- Mercury Pharmaceuticals LtdAwarded supplier
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Roche Products LtdAwarded supplier
- Vifor 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