Notice Information
Notice Title
Unlicensed Medicines - Imports & Specials
Notice Description
NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership (NWSSP) and it's Participating Health Boards and Trusts are seeking Contractors to provide a reliable, cost-effective and patient-focused service for the provision of Unlicensed UK Specials and Imported Unlicensed pharmaceuticals.
Lot Information
Unlicensed Medicines - Imports & Specials
NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership (NWSSP) and it's Participating Health Boards and Trusts are seeking Contractors to provide a reliable, cost-effective and patient-focused service for the provision of Unlicensed UK Specials and Imported Unlicensed pharmaceuticals.
Renewal: 01/10/25 - 30/06/27, with the option to extend up to a further 24 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d488
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001827-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- VELINDRE NHS TRUST, NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP - PROCUREMENT SERVICES (ON BEHALF OF ALL WALES LHB'S AND TRUSTS)
- Contact Name
- Rob Hollands
- Contact Email
- robert.d.hollands@wales.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- NP10 8BE
- Post Town
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newport
- Electoral Ward
- Tredegar Park and Marshfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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