Official UK procurement notice
Asciminib Tablets, 60 tablet pack, all strengths
Authority: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£260,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of Asciminib Tablets, 60 tablet pack, all strengths
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 May 2025, 11:42 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 11:40 BST
- Authority reference
DACPM2025-14- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064673- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512dbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
These are branded patent protected medicines that are essential to patient care and are available from only one economic operator. The absence of competition is not the result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of this procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 May 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published379 days ago13 Oct 2025, 11:40 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025- Transparency notice published14 May 2025, 11:42 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 May 2025, 12:04 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published5 Jun 2025, 09:26 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract termination notice published13 Oct 2025, 11:40 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 14 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £260,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED17 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 | £260,000 | 14 May 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Asciminib Tablets, 60 tablet pack, all strengths · NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 3 Jun 2025
- Value
- £260,000
- Period
- 3 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2027
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £260,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: Contract value is below the relevant threshold for setting KPI's.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender