Official UK procurement notice
Ustekinumab · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£9,489,301≈ £5.4m / year · £11,387,161 inc. VAT · 1 value update31.2% below final estimate
Submissions closed 9 Mar 2026awarded 4 Jun 2026
Awarded to Amgen Ltd +5 more
Contract term 1 yr 9 moends 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract award details for the supply of Ustekinumab
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£9,489,301
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
- Financial (overall cost of contract)
- Environmental/Social Value/Community Benefits
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
- 15 Dec 2025, 15:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 11:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
PHA-FTS-61334- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009100- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f601Find 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
- 9 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Mar 2026
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 Dec 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published308 days ago15 Dec 2025, 15:44 GMT
- Market engagement262 days ago30 Jan 2026, 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 Caroline Cheng ([email protected])
- Tender notice published259 days ago2 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Next notice expected259 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by228 days ago6 Mar 2026
- Submission deadline225 days ago9 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by131 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent127 days ago15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends116 days ago25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published70 days ago11 Aug 2026, 11:54 BST
- Contract starts19 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Dec 2025, 15:44 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published2 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active2 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Procurement method changed2 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT2 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Contract award notice published15 Jun 2026, 12:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jun 2026, 12:29 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Aug 2026, 11:54 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 15 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £6,532,4631 award exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Ltd, Celltrion Healthcare Uk Ltd, Fresenius Kabi Limited, Gedeon Richter UK Ltd, Sandoz, Thornton and Ross Ltdjoint award1 Oct 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029Extensions: Up to 12 month extension option | £6,532,463 | 4 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Ustekinumab · Amgen Ltd, Celltrion Healthcare Uk Ltd, Fresenius Kabi Limited, Gedeon Richter UK Ltd, Sandoz, Thornton and Ross Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2026
- Value
- £6,532,463
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend by 12 months
No agreed KPIs: Contract below £5 million
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- Amgen LtdAwarded supplier
- Celltrion HealthcareAwarded supplier
- Fresenius Kabi LtdAwarded supplier
- Gedeon RichterAwarded supplier
- Sandoz LtdAwarded supplier
- Thornton & RossAwarded 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