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Published 23 Sept 2022, 15:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS North of England Branded Medicines Tranche A & Annual Tranche

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Framework agreement3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£653,653,647total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2022awarded 14 Mar 2023
Lots 3see the lot list below
Framework period 2 yrsends 28 Feb 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Mar 2023

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A and Annual Tranche.<br/>Offer reference number: CM/PHR/20/5606<br/>CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A. Period of framework: 1 March 2023 to 28 February 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/>CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche. Period of framework: 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 12 months<br/>CM/PHR/20/5606/03 - NHS National Framework Agreement for the supply of Risankizumab for South of England and London. Period of framework: 1 March 2023 to 31 August 2023 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 6 months

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
19 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 29 suppliers appointed
Framework period
2 yrs from 1 Mar 2023

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded - Tranche AAwarded 2 yrsPublished value£167,719,344

Lot 1 - CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A. Period of framework: 1 March 2023 to 28 February 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 Mar 2023 – 28 Feb 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/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded - Annual TrancheAwarded 1 yrPublished value£481,274,600

CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche. Period of framework: 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 12 months. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

Contract period: 1 Mar 2023 – 29 Feb 2024 (1 yr)
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 12 monthsVariant bids: allowed
Lot #3CM/PHR/20/5606/03 - NHS Supply of Risankizumab for South of England & LondonAwarded 6 moPublished value£4,659,703

Lot 3 - CM/PHR/20/5606/03 - NHS National Framework Agreement for the supply of Risankizumab for South of England and London. Period of framework: 1 March 2023 to 31 August 2023 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 6 months. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

Contract period: 1 Mar 2023 – 31 Aug 2023 (6 mo)
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 6 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 North of England Branded Medicines Tranche A & Annual Tranche” 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
23 Sept 2022, 15:06 BST
Last source update
15 Mar 2023, 10:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
CM/PHR/20/5606
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007498
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036b0f 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
24 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Oct 2022 → 15 Mar 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    24 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    22 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2023
  5. Notice published
    15 Mar 2023, 10:39 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Mar 2023, 10:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 29admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 195 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 20latest 14 Mar 2023

37 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.

  • Lot 1 - CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2025
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2025
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2025
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2025
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2025
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2025
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2025
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Tranche A

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2025
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded Medicines - Annual Tranche.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · CM/PHR/20/5606/01 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded - Tranche A15bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad5——
2 · CM/PHR/20/5606/02 - NHS Framework for North of England Branded - Annual Tranche19bids · 19 electronic · 19 from abroad2——
3 · CM/PHR/20/5606/03 - NHS Supply of Risankizumab for South of England & London1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

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

29 commercial parties on the notice
  • Abbvie LtdFramework contractor08004972 Abbvie House, Vanwall Business Park, Vanwall Road,, Maidenhead, Berks., UK, SL6 4UB
  • Accord-UK LtdFramework contractor79585 Whiddon Valley,, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, EX32 8NS
  • AlmirallFramework contractor06320852 Harman House, 1 Goerge Street, Uxbridge,, UK, UB81QQ
  • Amgen LtdFramework contractor2354269 216 Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge, UK, CB4 0WA
  • AstraZenecaFramework contractor03674842 Supply Chain, 2 Pancras Square, 8th Floor,, London, UK, N1C 4AG
  • Aventis Pharma ltd t/a SanofiFramework contractor01535640 410 Thames Valley, Park Drive,, Reading, Berkshire, UK, RG6 1PT
  • Celltrion Healthcare United Kingdom LimitedFramework contractor11685363 The Switch ,1-7 The Grove,, Slough, UK, SL1 1QP
  • Chugai Pharma UK LtdFramework contractor02814621 Chugai Pharma UK Ltd, 2nd Floor, Mulliner House, Flanders Road, Turnham Green., London., UK, W4 1NN
  • Eli Lilly and Company LtdFramework contractor00284385 Lilly House, Priestley Road,, Basingstoke, Hants, UK, RG24 9NL
  • Gedeon Richter UK LtdFramework contractor04325685 127 Shirland Rd Maida Vale, London, UK, W9 2EP
Show 19 more suppliers
  • GlaxoSmithKline UK LimitedFramework contractor04310159 980 Great West Road,, London, UK, TW8 9GS.
  • IpsenFramework contractor06751069 Ipsen Ltd, 190 Bath Road, Slough, UK, SL1 3XE
  • Janssen-Cilag LtdFramework contractor1027904 50-100 Holmers Farm Way,, HighWycombe, UK, HP12 4EG
  • Merck Serono LimitedFramework contractor00990823 Merck Serono Limited, 5 New Square, Bedfont Lakes Business Park, Feltham, Middlesex, UK, TW14 8HA
  • Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) LimitedFramework contractor00233687 120 Moorgate, London, UK, EC2M 6UR
  • MerzFramework contractor4703428 Suite B, Breakspear Park, 39 Breakspear Way,, Hemel Hempstead, UK, HP2 4TZ
  • Novo NordiskFramework contractor01118740 3 City Place, Beehive Ring Road, Gatwick,, UK, RH6 0PA
  • Organon Pharmaceuticals UK LtdFramework contractor820771 The Hewett Building, 14 Hewett Street, London, UK, EC2A 3NP
  • Pfizer LtdFramework contractor526209 Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, UK, CT13 9NJ
  • Pharmacosmos UK LtdFramework contractor03104505 The White Building 33 Kings Road, Reading, Berkshire, UK, RG1 3AR
  • Roche Products LtdFramework contractor100674 Hexagon Place 6 Falcon Way, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, UK, AL7 1TW
  • Sandoz LtdFramework contractor01547204 Park View, Riverside Way, Watchmoor Park,, Camberley, Surrey, UK, GU15 3YL
  • Sobi (Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Ltd)Framework contractor04369760 Suite 2, Riverside 3, Granta Park,Great Abington,, Cambridgeshire, UK, CB21 6AD
  • Takeda UK LtdFramework contractor03362860 1 Kingdom Street, London, UK, W2 6BD
  • Teva UK LimitedFramework contractor302461 Ridings Point, Whistler Drive,, Castleford, UK, WF10 5HX
  • Thornton and Ross LtdFramework contractor00185947 Linthwaite Laboratories, Manchester Road, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, UK, HD7 5QH
  • UCB Pharma Ltd (primary)Framework contractor00209905 208 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, UK, SL1 3WE
  • Vifor Pharma UK LtdFramework contractor06514784 5 New Street Square, London, UK, EC4A 3TW
  • Zentiva Pharma UK LtdFramework contractor2158996 12 New Fetter Lane, London, UK, EC4A 1JP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.