Notice Information
Notice Title
Medicinal Product Trial -Metformin
Notice Description
The trust was successful in obtaining a grant from NIHR for a clinical trial to look at the use of metformin in people newly diagnosed with psychosis. The clinical trial (including the recruitment phase) is estimated to take place between June 2026 to November 2028. As part of that grant we need to source a supplier that has the capability to purchase or manufacture Metformin and an identical placebo for a clinical trial, to package and label both to our requirements and distribute to Trusts across the UK in a predetermined schedule
Planning Information
During the pre-market engagement activity for the MAP trial tender, six suppliers known to the University of Sheffield Clinical Trial Research Unit (CTRU) were contacted. The goals of this activity were to: Identify suppliers with previous experience in developing a matched placebo to metformin to guide the tender requirements. Provide suppliers the opportunity to review the tender specification and offer feedback on any unclear, unreasonable, or missing elements. Notify potential suppliers about the upcoming tender. Out of the six suppliers, only two reported prior experience in developing a metformin placebo. Consequently, prior experience will not be a mandatory requirement in the tender, but it will be considered as a criterion for evaluating tender submissions. Additionally, one supplier commented on the 2-3 month requirement for campaign lead times. In response, the tender specification has been amended to 4-5 months, although shorter lead times will be taken into account during the evaluation process
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0557aa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077048-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £248,333 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £248,333 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £250,114 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £250,114 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 2 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 14 Nov 2025 - 13 Nov 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Kelly Dalton
- Contact Email
- kelly.dalton2@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
- Postcode
- OL6 7SR
- Post Town
- Oldham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD35 Greater Manchester South East
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tameside
- Electoral Ward
- St Peter's
- Westminster Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077048-2025
25th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063030-2025
7th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047763-2025
11th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036872-2025
2nd July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036841-2025
2nd July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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