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Published 23 May 2025, 09:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Unlicensed Imported Medicines · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£83,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide a safe, cost effective framework for Imported Unlicensed Medicines – medicines originating into the UK which has marketing authorisation and is licensed in the country of origin but does not have a UK marketing authorisation. This framework will provide centralised quality assurance for these medicines to ensure they are assessed in a safe, consistent manner and reducing duplication of assessments currently undertaken by individual Trusts

CPV: Pharmaceutical products · Pharmacy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
33600000 Pharmaceutical products85149000 Pharmacy services

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
  • “Unlicensed Imported Medicines” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 09:11 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 09:11 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025534
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical productsPharmacy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051ff1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 09:11 BST
  2. Tender notice expected391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 09:11 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXMB-9766-NLTH Victoria House, Camlife, Cambridge Road, Fulbourn, East of England, CB21 5XAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender