Provision of CAR-T Cells · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£727,348published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Gilead Sciences Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of CAR-T cells direct with the supplier following the commissioning of the service.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

33000000 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products 33600000 Pharmaceutical products 85149000 Pharmacy services

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Mar 2026, 10:04 GMT
Last source update: 6 Mar 2026, 11:17 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-020298
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0663c7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Commissioned and directive via NHSE

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
6 Mar 2026, 10:04 GMT
UK5
Contract details notice published
6 Mar 2026, 11:17 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £727,3481 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 2latest 6 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Gilead Sciences Ltd6 Mar 2026 – 7 Mar 2026	£727,348	—	Awarded
Gilead Sciences Ltd	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Gilead Sciences Ltd
Signed
6 Mar 2026
Value
£727,348
Period
6 Mar 2026 – 7 Mar 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Due to the nature of the service/product this is not required
Contract 2 · Gilead Sciences Ltd
Signed
6 Mar 2026
Value
—
Period
6 Mar 2026 – 6 Mar 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: n/a

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPHY-1169-GBXY Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, North West, CH63 4JYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GILEAD SCIENCES LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02543818GB-PPON: PPDW-8775-RCQV 280 High Holborn, London, London, WC1V 7EEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Mar 2026, 11:17 GMT
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Mar 2026, 11:17 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender6 Mar 2026, 10:04 GMT