Notice Information
Notice Title
NP49024 Growth Hormone
Notice Description
This Framework Agreement is for the supply of Growth Hormone to health boards across NHS Scotland.
Lot Information
Growth Hormone Long-Acting
Supply of Growth Hormone (Long Acting) to NHS Scotland. The Authority has awarded this Lot as a single supplier framework per product line.
Renewal: This framework includes the option to extend for any number of periods, up to a maximum overall period of twelve (12) months upon giving not less than three (3) months written notice, such notice to expire no later than the date the Framework Agreement is due to expire.
Growth Hormone Daily DoseSupply of Growth Hormone (daily dose) to NHS Scotland. The Authority has awarded this Lot as an unranked multi-supplier framework.
Renewal: This framework includes the option to extend for any number of periods, up to a maximum overall period of twelve (12) months upon giving not less than three (3) months written notice, such notice to expire no later than the date the Framework Agreement is due to expire
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-049ab4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000987-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £16,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £16,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £15,751,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Oct 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)
- Contact Name
- Laura Ferguson
- Contact Email
- laura.ferguson7@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH12 9EB
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Drum Brae/Gyle
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Notice URLs
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