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Published 10 Nov 2022, 11:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Proprietary Pharmaceuticals

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£719,558,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2022awarded 24 Mar 2023
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period 2 yrsends 30 Apr 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2023

Re-procurement plannedNHS National Framework for Fidaxomicin · tender expected

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Proprietary Pharmaceuticals<br/><br/>Offer reference number: CM/PHR/22/5675<br/><br/>CM/PHR/22/5675/01 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1. Period of framework: 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2025 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months<br/><br/>CM/PHR/22/5675/02 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Tender Lot 2. Period of framework: 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2025 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
34 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 50 suppliers appointed
Framework period
2 yrs from 1 May 2023

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1CM/PHR/22/5675/01 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – Lot 1Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£613,902,000

Lot 1 - CM/PHR/22/5675/01 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1. Period of framework: 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2025 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

Contract period: 1 May 2023 – 30 Apr 2025 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Please refer to Document No. 03, Schedule 8 in the ITO Documents for the list of Purchasing Points
Extensions: Option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 monthsVariant bids: allowed
Lot #2CM/PHR/22/5675/02 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – Lot 2Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£105,656,000

Lot 2 - CM/PHR/22/5675/02 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Tender Lot 2. Period of framework: 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2025 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

Contract period: 1 May 2023 – 30 Apr 2025 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Please refer to Document No. 03, Schedule 8 in the ITO Documents for the list of Purchasing Points
Extensions: Option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 monthsVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Proprietary…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Nov 2022, 11:14 GMT
Last source update
6 Apr 2023, 16:52 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
CM/PHR/22/5675
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010254
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0380b4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE;<br/>Any supplier may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the requisite manner:<br/>1) Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information. This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTendering portal at http://health.atamis.co.uk<br/>Candidates wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register, and provide additional procurement specific information (if requested) through the eTendering portal as follows:<br/>1.1) If not already registered, Candidates should register on the eTendering portal at http://health.atamis.co.uk and click the link to register:<br/>- agree to the user agreement<br/>- populate company details<br/>1.2) Once registered, candidates must register interest as follows:<br/>- log to the portal<br/>- select "Find Opportunities" from the supplier home screen, use the "Sort by:" facility to find this opportunity and select the bold blue title to select<br/>- review opportunity details and click "Register Interest"<br/>- as you select the opportunity, you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response or decline to respond (if you decide not to participate in the opportunity)<br/>1.3) There is a supplier user guide on using the system and Candidates can contact the Atamis helpdesk at supporthealth@atamis.co.uk or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance when completing responses.<br/>2) General supplier information.<br/>To manage and assess supplier information the Contracting Authority requests candidates provide their<br/>company profile in the Government's Supplier Registration Service (which has replaced sid4gov), as follows:<br/>2.1) If not already registered (the previous sid4gov password, login and details will still<br/>be on the system), candidates must go to the following web page https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk<br/>and select "Register" at the top of the page.<br/>Key in details as requested to search for your company. If you do not have a D-U-N-S® Number, click on the link at the right of the page to obtain a number from D&B.<br/>Candidates must obtain a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S® Number to enable registration on the system.<br/>2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your company profile. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their profile are completed and up to date for each procurement exercise.<br/>D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B.<br/>2.3) For further help or information concerning this telephone +44 (0) 161 413 7982 or via the<br/>message function on the website.<br/>OTHER CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES<br/>The framework agreement is for the benefit of other participating NHS bodies (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other non-NHS bodies which the participants deem necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends
12 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Dec 2022 → 1 May 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    12 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    12 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    6 Apr 2023, 16:52 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 May 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Apr 2023, 16:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 50admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3418 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 20latest 24 Mar 2023

63 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 20 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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    ceiling above
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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    ceiling above
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    active
  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
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    Status
    active
  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
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    active
  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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    ceiling above
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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    ceiling above
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
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    ceiling above
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  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National Category Tender Lot 1

    Signed
    24 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · CM/PHR/22/5675/01 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – Lot 129bids · 29 electronic · 29 from abroad14——
2 · CM/PHR/22/5675/02 - NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – Lot 234bids · 34 electronic · 34 from abroad18——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK, LS2 7UEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

50 commercial parties on the notice
  • Accord-UK LtdFramework contractor79585 Whiddon Valley,, Barnstaple, Devon,, UK, EX32 8NS
  • Aspen Pharmacare UK LimitedFramework contractor11411661 One Kingdom Street, 4th floor, Office, 419-420 Paddington, Central London, UK, W2 6BD
  • Aspire Pharma LimitedFramework contractor06828501 102 High Street,, Godalming, Surrey., UK, GU7 1DS
  • Astellas Pharma LtdFramework contractor00787610 300 Dashwood Lang Road, Bourne Business Park,, Addlestone,, UK, KT15 2NX
  • Aventis Pharma ltd t/a SanofiFramework contractor01535640 410 Thames Valley, Park Drive,, Reading, Berkshire, UK, RG6 1PT
  • Bayer PlcFramework contractor00935048 400 South Oak Way, Green Park,, Reading, UK, RG2 6AD
  • CST Pharma LimitedFramework contractor04212740 Unit 5-7 Tintagel Way, Westgate Park Industrial Estate,, Aldridge, Walsall,, UK, WS9 8ER
  • Chiesi LimitedFramework contractor2140985 333 Styal Road,, Manchester,, UK, M22 5LG
  • Day Lewis Medical LtdFramework contractor01904504 2 Peterwood Way,, Croydon Surrey, UK, CR0 4UQ
  • Dexcel Pharma LtdFramework contractor2963398 7 Sopwith Way, Drayton Fields,, Daventry, Northamptonshire, UK, NN11 8YL.
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  • Drugsrus LtdFramework contractor04916914 36a JOEL STREET,, NORTHWOOD,, UK, HA6 1NZ
  • Eli Lilly and Company LtdFramework contractor00284385 Lilly House, Priestley Road,, Basingstoke, Hants, UK, RG24 9NL
  • Ferring Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor1198007 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd Drayton Hall, Church Rd,, West Drayton, UK, UB7 7PS
  • Gedeon Richter UK LtdFramework contractor04325685 127 Shirland Rd Maida Vale, London, UK, W9 2EP
  • Gerot Lannach UK LtdFramework contractor11829209 Suite 3a, 30 St Thomas Place Cambridgeshire Business Park, Ely, UK, CB7 4EX
  • Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe LimitedFramework contractor5040260 Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd, Building 2, Croxley Park,, Watford, UK, WD18 8YA
  • IpsenFramework contractor06751069 Ipsen Ltd, 190 Bath Road,, Slough,, UK, SL1 3XE
  • Janssen-Cilag LtdFramework contractor1027904 50-100 Holmers Farm Way,, HighWycombe,, UK, HP12 4EG
  • Kent Pharma LtdFramework contractor11576098 Kent Pharma UK Ltd, 2nd Floor, Connect 38, 1 Dover Place,, Ashford, Kent,, UK, TN23 1FB
  • Lupin Healthcare (UK) LimitedFramework contractor06925119 The Urban Building, 3-9 Albert Street, , United Kingdom, Slough, Berkshire, UK, SL1 2BE,
  • Martindale PharmaFramework contractor00620024 Bampton Road, Harold Hill, Romford, Essex,, Romford, Essex,, UK, RM3 8UG
  • Merck Serono LimitedFramework contractor00990823 Merck Serono Limited, 5 New Square, Bedfont Lakes Business Park,, Feltham, Middlesex,, UK, TW14 8HA
  • Mercury Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor02619880 Capital House, 1st Floor, 85 King William Street,, London, UK, EC4N 7BL
  • Morningside PharmaeuticalsFramework contractor02672877 Nene House, 4 Rushmills,, Northampton,, UK, NN4 7YB
  • MylanFramework contractor09189103 Building 4, Trident Place, Mosquito Way,, Hatfield, UK, AL10 9UL
  • Napp Pharmaceuticals LtdFramework contractor03690299 Unit 198 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road,, Cambridge, UK, CB4 0AB
  • Neuraxpharm UK LtdFramework contractor10918621 Tudor House, 16 Cathedral Road,, Cardiff,, UK, CF11 9LJ
  • Nordic PharmaFramework contractor1489084 3 Commerce Park, Brunel Road,, Theale,, UK, RG7 4AB
  • Norgine Pharmaceuticals LimitedFramework contractor03527131 Norgine House, Widewater Place, Moorhall Road, Harefield,, Uxbridge, Middx., UK, UB9 6NS
  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK LtdFramework contractor00119006 2nd Floor, The Westworks Building, White City Place, 195 Wood Lane,, London,, UK, W12 7FQ
  • Orifarm UKFramework contractor10015046 Ground Floor, Suite A2 Breakspear Park,, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire,, UK, HP2 4TZ
  • Otsuka Pharmaceuticals UK LimitedFramework contractor03615891 Gallions, Wexham Springs, Framewood Road,, Wexham,, UK, SL3 6PG
  • Pfizer LtdFramework contractor526209 Ramsgate Road,, Sandwich, Kent, UK, CT13 9NJ
  • PharmasureFramework contractor03929804 4-6 Colonial Business Park, Colonial Way,, Watford, Hertfordshire,, UK, WD24 4PR
  • QDEM PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITEDFramework contractor07841452 Unit 198 Cambridge Science Park Milton Rd, Milton,, Cambridge, UK, CB4 0AB
  • ROVI Biotech LtdFramework contractor09339446 Davis House, 4th Floor, Robert Street,, Croydon,, UK, CR0 1QQ
  • Recordati Rare Diseases UK LtdFramework contractor03216698 Origin, Western Road, Bracknell,, UK, RG12 1US
  • Ridge PharmaFramework contractor10612687 12 Park Lane, Tilehurst,, Reading, UK, RG31 5DL
  • Sandoz LtdFramework contractor01547204 Park View, Riverside Way, Watchmoor Park,, Camberley, Surrey., UK, GU15 3YL
  • Selective Supplies Ltd.Framework contractor03794482 Fifth Floor Watson House, 54-60 Baker Street,, London, UK, W1U 7BU
  • SynchronyFramework contractor06565589 Business and Technology Centre, Bessemer Drive,, Stevenage,, UK, SG1 2DX
  • Takeda UK LtdFramework contractor03362860 1 Kingdom Street London, London, UK, W2 6BD
  • Tetris Pharma LtsFramework contractor12548259 2nd Floor 79 - 81 High Street, Marlow,, Buckinghamshire,, UK, SL7 1AB
  • Teva UK LimitedFramework contractor302461 Ridings Point, Whistler Drive,, Castleford,, UK, WF10 5HX
  • Theramex HQ UKFramework contractor10944626 Sloane Square House 1 Holbein Place, Belgravia,, London, UK, SW1W 8NS
  • Tillomed Laboratories ltdFramework contractor2544103 220 Butterfield Great Marlings, Luton, UK, LU2 8DL
  • Wockhardt UK LimitedFramework contractor05835570 Ash Road North, Wrexham Industrial Estate,, Wrexham, UK, LL13 9UF
  • XiromedFramework contractor556681-7101 Brädgårdsvägen 28,, Höllviken, Sweden, UK, 23632
  • Zentiva Pharma UK LtdFramework contractor2158996 12 New Fetter Lane,, London, UK, EC4A 1JP
  • medac Pharma LLPFramework contractorOC415849 Scion House Stirling University Innovation Park, Stirling, UK, FK9 4NF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.