Official UK procurement notice
Impede-PKD Investigational drug trial
Authority: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMPEDE-PKD is a clinical trial looking to recruit 300 participants in the UK for a randomised placebo-controlled trial of Metformin XR 500mg. We are looking for bidders who have the capability to purchase or manufacture Metformin and an identical placebo, package and label them to our requirements and distribute to 35-40 NHS Trusts across the UK
CPV: Pharmacy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The objective of this procurement is to run an open tender process to award a supplier…AwardedPublished value£400,000
The objective of this procurement is to run an open tender process to award a supplier to deliver the supply of Investigational Medicinal Products and Placebo to 35-40 NHS Trusts across the UK, for the Trust in line with the requirements set out in Appendix A – Specification.<br/>The duration of the contract is expected to run up to the end of October 2028.
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 45%
- Pricing: 45%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 45%
- Social Value: 10%
- Pricing: 45%
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Jun 2024, 08:46 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Feb 2025, 09:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Aug 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007470- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046f3bFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Contract performance conditions as stated in the procurement documents
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 27 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
Timeline
5 Jul 2024 → 28 Feb 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected5 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
- Bids opened27 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until31 Oct 2024, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published28 Feb 2025, 09:22 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jul 2024- Status changed to active25 Jul 2024, 11:43 BST
- Procurement method changed25 Jul 2024, 11:43 BST
- Deadline published: 27 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST25 Jul 2024, 11:43 BST
- Buyer details updated25 Jul 2024, 11:43 BST
- Status changed to complete28 Feb 2025, 09:22 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Please note amendment to II.2.5.1.1 - Award criteria.This should read Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-06: 1 release · 12 Jun 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Clinical Services (UK) Ltd | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007470-2025-1 · Sharp Clinical Services (UK) Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2025
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sharp Clinical Services (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria