Notice Information
Notice Title
Unlicensed Imported Medicines
Notice 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
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051ff1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025534-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
85149000 - Pharmacy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £83,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- pharmacy@eoecph.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FULBOURN
- Postcode
- CB21 5XA
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Electoral Ward
- Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
- Westminster Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025534-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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