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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e472"
title: "Wholesale & Distribution Services 2025"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wholesale-distribution-services-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04e472"
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# Wholesale & Distribution Services 2025

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wholesale-distribution-services-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04e472). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: "Wholesale & Distribution Services 2025". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £5,000,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/healthtrust-europe-llp-hte-acting-on-behalf-of-mid-and-south-GB-FTS-180158)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £5,000,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 March 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electronic marketplace retailing services, Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wholesale-distribution-services-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04e472#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e472`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wholesale-distribution-services-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04e472#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wholesale-distribution-services-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04e472#participate

## Description
HealthTrust Europe is seeking to award a Framework Agreement and to appoint providers who have
the capability of providing a comprehensive range of goods and services (collectively known as
products), to support the delivery of Wholesale and Distribution Services of the CPV codes listed in
section 2.1.2 of this notice and their respective child codes.
The purpose of this Framework is to enable the provision of a breadth of high-quality Equipment,
Consumables and Services, to meet different requirements of Participating Authorities and assist in
improving supply chain outcomes.
This framework will consist of the following lots:
• Lot 1: Supply of Goods and Distribution - The scope of this lot is for customers to have access to a
lot including distribution, stocking and management of an agreed portfolio.
• Lot 2: Marketplace - The scope of this lot will facilitate an online marketplace and can be operated
by a single company that manages all sales or can be a platform where multiple third-party sellers
can sell directly to Participating Authorities.
• Lot 3: Managed Service - The scope of this lot will facilitate Managed Services. These services can
provide a wide range of functions listed in the specification.
• Lot 4: Aggregated Lot - The scope of this lot enables Participating Authorities to tailor bespoke
products and service to accommodate their requirements and contractually commit in advance to
purchasing a specified value and/or volume of their requirements.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Supply of Goods and Distribution
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The scope for this lot is for any products that fall within the listed CPV code above and respective
child codes that a tenderer will have the ability to provide to a Participating Authority including
pharmaceuticals. The provision is for tenderers t...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Marketplace
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66151100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Lot 2 will facilitate the marketplace. A marketplace where customers can order products online is
typically referred to as an e-commerce marketplace. This is a type of platform that connects buyers
and sellers by providing a technology infrastructure...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Managed Service
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The scope for this Lot is for the provision of service solutions or end-to-end managed services that
manages certain operational and administrative tasks that would otherwise be performed by the
Participating Authority, from a Participating Authority...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Aggregated Lot
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot facilitates the provision to permit Participating Authorities to tailor bespoke products and
service specification to accommodate their requirements and contractually commit in advance to
purchasing a specified value and/or volume of their r...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Supply of Goods and Distribution (active)
  - Award id: `040661-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ALXR Limited, C&P Medical Trading Ltd, Critical Healthcare Ltd (+6 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-36006`, `GB-FTS-154809`, `GB-FTS-134545`, `GB-FTS-174652`, `GB-FTS-187024`, `GB-FTS-110628`, `GB-FTS-159392`, `GB-FTS-182340`, `GB-FTS-154814`
  - Value: £500,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Marketplace (active)
  - Award id: `040661-2025-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Amazon Business EU SARL, Critical Healthcare Ltd, Lyreco UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154806`, `GB-FTS-134545`, `GB-FTS-159392`
  - Value: £500,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Managed Service (active)
  - Award id: `040661-2025-3`
  - Supplier(s): **GXO Logistics UK Limited, Medline Services UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174652`, `GB-FTS-154814`
  - Value: £500,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Aggregated Lot (active)
  - Award id: `040661-2025-4`
  - Supplier(s): **ALXR Limited, Amazon Business EU SARL, C&P Medical Trading Ltd (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-36006`, `GB-FTS-154806`, `GB-FTS-154815`, `GB-FTS-134545`, `GB-FTS-174652`, `GB-FTS-187024`, `GB-FTS-110628`, `GB-FTS-159392`, `GB-FTS-182340`, `GB-FTS-154814`
  - Value: £500,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Supply of Goods and Distribution (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/04/2025

- **Contract:** Marketplace (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/04/2025

- **Contract:** Managed Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/04/2025

- **Contract:** Aggregated Lot (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040661-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-16T16:34:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:16:41.494Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e472