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Published 23 Apr 2026, 08:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS National Framework for Lenvatinib

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£35,833,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Admission open until 30 Oct 202613:00 GMT · period end, not a bid countdown
Clarification cut-off 23 Oct 202613:00 BST · questions to the authority
Framework period 1 yr 8 moends 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Project title: NHS National Framework for Lenvatinib

Offer reference number: CM/TNS/26/5751

Period of framework agreement: Dates detailed below, with an option or options to extend (at the discretion of the Authority) up to a maximum of 24 months.

CM/TNS/26/5751 Lenvatinib

Lot 1 CESW: 01/06/2027 to 31/01/2029 (20 months)

Lot 2 NWLN: 01/06/2027 to 30/09/2028 (16 months)

Lot 3 LSNE: 01/06/2027 to 31/05/2028 (12 months)

Published By: Medicines Procurement and Supply Chain - NHS Medicines Value & Access, NHS England

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Open framework
Call-offs
every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
Framework period
1 yr 8 mo · up to 3 yrs 8 mo from 1 Jun 2027
Who may buy through it

Please refer to Document No. 09 in the ITO Documents for the list of Purchasing Points

Published description of the framework

Please refer to the ITO Documents for the Operation Description

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yr 8 moSMEPublished value£35,833,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2027 – 31 Jan 2029 (1 yr 8 mo) · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £35,833,000 exc. VAT · £42,999,600 inc. VAT
Extensions: Option or options to extend (at the discretion of the Authority) up to a maximum of 24 months

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
i

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
How bids are scored
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Price is not the only award criterion: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Price is not the only award criterion
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “NHS National Framework for Lenvatinib” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How NHS England buys Pharmaceutical products (CPV 3360), and who usually turns up

NHS England’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Pharmaceutical products (CPV 3360) →

1

How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerNHS England · division 33
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 124 of 508 known-size awards · market: CPV 3360 · UK-wide, n=367
24%19%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no winner locations published · market: CPV 3360 · UK-wide, n=65
—34%

No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
i

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.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 24 decided notices · market: CPV 3360 · UK-wide, n=32
27 days31 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 27 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 32 procurements with awards; rival share unknown · market: CPV 3360 · UK-wide, n=46
—33%

Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.

How many bids did past lots attract?

i

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.

Last 36 months.

This buyer92 lots with bid counts · broad CPV 33
15% had one bid
The market98 lots with bid counts · CPV 3360 · UK-wide
20% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid15% / 20%
Buyer: 14 of 92 lots with published bid counts. Market: 20 of 98 lots with published bid counts.
2–322% / 22%
Buyer: 20 of 92 lots with published bid counts. Market: 22 of 98 lots with published bid counts.
4–616% / 30%
Buyer: 15 of 92 lots with published bid counts. Market: 29 of 98 lots with published bid counts.
7+47% / 28%
Buyer: 43 of 92 lots with published bid counts. Market: 27 of 98 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

i

Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.

2

Assess each lot
i

What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Our matching links this notice to “NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines – National” and “NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender” of this authority, but none of the 14 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.

Lot #1CPV 336020 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£36m
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

5expected bids1% chance of a single bid
similar past contests in this category: 70
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid1%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 1%. This is a forecast.
2–329%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 29%. This is a forecast.
4–622%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 22%. This is a forecast.
7+49%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 49%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
Biocon Pharma UK LtdEarlier contractNHS National Framework for Transition products commencing 1 February 2025ended May 2026——Matched as the earlier contract
ACCORD-UK LTDEarlier contractNHS National Framework for Transition products commencing 1 October 2024ended May 2026Amphotericin liposomal Injection, bexarotene capsules, dabigatran capsules, plerixafor injection and rivaroxaban tablets—Matched as the earlier contract
Tillomed Laboratories LtdEarlier contractNHS National Framework for Transition products commencing 1 October 2024ended May 2026Amphotericin liposomal Injection, bexarotene capsules, dabigatran capsules, plerixafor injection and rivaroxaban tablets—Matched as the earlier contract
LogixX Pharma LtdEarlier contractNHS National Framework for Transition products commencing 1 May 2024ended Sept 2025Apixaban, Sapropterin—Matched as the earlier contract
Immedica Pharma ABEarlier contractNHS National Framework for Transition products commencing 1 May 2024ended Sept 2025Dimethyl fumarate, Teriflunomide, Trabectedin—Matched as the earlier contract

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Buyer regular47 panel places
£28m44 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago18 live · £28m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
Earlier contractBuyer regular49 panel places
£3.8m45 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago17 live · £3.8m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
Buyer regular34 panel places
£60m33 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago17 live · £60m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
Buyer regular21 panel places
£1.4m18 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago12 live · £1.4m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
Buyer regular50 panel places
£12m38 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago16 live · £11m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
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.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • 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.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Please refer to Document No. 09 in the ITO Documents for the list of Purchasing Points
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Apr 2026, 08:14 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 25 Nov 2026
Authority reference
CM/TNS/26/5751
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092421
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06891a Find a Tender
Submission portal named on this notice: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: 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
Requests to participate (first stage)
—
Appointment period ends
30 Oct 2026, 13:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Additional info obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders must be submitted to the abovementioned address

Timeline

23 Apr 2026 → 1 Jun 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published187 days ago
    23 Apr 2026, 08:14 BST
  2. Market engagement82 days ago
    5 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST

    NHS England is seeking to engage with current or potential new suppliers that are planning to launch any of the molecule(s) that will be covered by this procurement. Interested suppliers will be invited to a virtual preliminary market engagement meeting.

    The purpose of these sessions is to update suppliers regarding timelines and to discuss product details, product launches during the proposed framework period, tender structure, and KPI's.

    Please contact katie.noonan@nhs.net or marie.graney1@nhs.net to register your interest in tendering for this framework.

  3. Tender notice published26 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
  4. Next notice expected26 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Clarification questions by3 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
  6. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  7. Admission / appointment period endsin 3 days · period end, not a bid countdown
    30 Oct 2026, 13:00 GMT
  8. Award decision expected byin 29 days
    25 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 216 days
    1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 Apr 2026, 08:14 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    23 Apr 2026, 08:26 BST
    UK1
  3. Pipeline notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 09:55 BST
    UK1
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Jul 2026, 12:36 BST
    UK2
  5. Published value updated to £35,833,000
    22 Jul 2026, 12:36 BST
    was £10,100,000
  6. Tender notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
    UK4
  7. Status changed to active
    30 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
  8. Deadline published: 30 Oct 2026, 13:00 GMT
    30 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
Published amendments (2)

Title amendment

Estimated Publication Date changed from 01/08/2026 to 30/09/2026

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-04: 2 releases · 23 Apr 2026, 23 Apr 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact email

Official documents & specifications (17)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender