Pharmaceutical products: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 33600000·Supplies · class·in Medical Devices & Pharma
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 34 lots from 33 competitions run by 21 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 9 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 9) and 25 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 353 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 10 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 8 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| NP93827 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine | The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) | 9 Nov 2026 | 14d | £19,000,000 |
| NEYPPC Pharmacy - Unlicensed Imported Medicines (wave 2) | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 30 Nov 2026 | 35d | £36,095,687 ceiling |
| Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Smoking Cessation Medication Postal Supply within Suffolk | Suffolk County Council | 3 Nov 2026 | 8d | £400,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
33600000 Pharmaceutical products638 notices · 84%- Medical equipments 383 · 12m
- Medical consumables 323 · 12m
- Miscellaneous medical devices and products 197 · 12m
- Various medicinal products 167 · 12m
- Operating techniques 101 · 12m
- Functional support 94 · 12m
- Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use 82 · 12m
- Recording systems and exploration devices 70 · 12m
- Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices 35 · 12m
- General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents 18 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government58%(437 notices)
437 of 756 notices are Central government (58%).NHS & health33%(249 notices)
249 of 756 notices are NHS & health (33%).Education & universities3%(20 notices)
20 of 756 notices are Education & universities (3%).Local authorities1%(11 notices)
11 of 756 notices are Local authorities (1%).Other public bodies0%(2 notices)
2 of 756 notices are Other public bodies (0%).Not classified5%(37 notices)
37 of 756 notices are Not classified (5%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| NHS England | Central government | 119 | 27 | 1 |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") | NHS & health | 94 | 1 | 0 |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) | NHS & health | 70 | 6 | 0 |
| Belfast Health and Social Care Trust | Central government | 58 | 35 | 0 |
| Northern Health and Social Care Trust | Central government | 38 | 9 | 0 |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency | Central government | 29 | 9 | 0 |
| Department of Health & Social Care | Central government | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales LHB's and Trusts) | NHS & health | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Central government | 18 | 11 | 1 |
89 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 505 of 756 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | 0% | 2% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 17 | 3% | 91% | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract46%(350 notices)
350 of 756 notices are Contract (46%).Framework52%(396 notices)
396 of 756 notices are Framework (52%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(10 notices)
10 of 756 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open44%(335 notices)
335 of 756 notices are Open (44%).Limited / restricted21%(159 notices)
159 of 756 notices are Limited / restricted (21%).Route not published16%(118 notices)
118 of 756 notices are Route not published (16%).Direct award14%(109 notices)
109 of 756 notices are Direct award (14%).Selective5%(35 notices)
35 of 756 notices are Selective (5%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold96%(143 notices)
143 of 149 notices are Above threshold (96%).Below threshold4%(6 notices)
6 of 149 notices are Below threshold (4%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (196) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid18%(6)
6 of 34 lots fall in 1 bid (18%).2–329%(10)
10 of 34 lots fall in 2–3 (29%).4–615%(5)
5 of 34 lots fall in 4–6 (15%).7 or more38%(13)
13 of 34 lots fall in 7 or more (38%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 34 lots from 33 competitions run by 21 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 9 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 9) and 25 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
57 of 184 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 12 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
22 SME bids out of 141, on 21 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
10 of 252 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
3 of 196 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 95 lots from 43 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 4,630 awards to 450 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 15% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| ACCORD-UK LTD | 70 | 134 | 2 | 11 |
| Teva UK Ltd | 66 | 116 | 1 | 10 |
| Pfizer Ltd | 61 | 104 | 4 | 13 |
| Sandoz | 54 | 77 | 1 | 8 |
| Mylan | 52 | 74 | 0 | 10 |
| Thornton and Ross Ltd | 51 | 77 | 1 | 6 |
| Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd | 47 | 67 | 2 | 6 |
| Fresenius Kabi Limited | 47 | 64 | 2 | 14 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 286 of 756 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in pharmaceutical products
8 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| NHS National Framework for Lenvatinib | NHS England | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | £35,833,000 ceiling |
| Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Smoking Cessation Medication Postal Supply within Suffolk | Suffolk County Council | 3 Nov 2026 | 8d | £400,000 |
| Hepatitis C Medicines | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | £6,549,650 ceiling |
| NP93827 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine | The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) | 9 Nov 2026 | 14d | £19,000,000 |
| NEYPPC Pharmacy - Unlicensed Imported Medicines (wave 2) | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 30 Nov 2026 | 35d | £36,095,687 ceiling |
| IMP Manufacture, Labelling and Packaging DPS | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | 22 Aug 2034 | 2857d | £15,000,000 ceiling |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 3360. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.