Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS National Branded Interim - 1 June 2026
Notice Description
Provision of an NHS National Branded Interim - 1 June 2026 01/06/2026 - 30/04/2028 23 Months with an option or options to extend at the discretion of the authority up to a maximum of 25 months
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: With an option or option(s) to extend (at the Authority's discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 25 months.
Renewal: 01/06/2026 - 30/04/2028 23 Months with an option or options to extend at the discretion of the authority up to a maximum of 25 months
Planning Information
Preliminary market engagement in relation to the upcoming tender for the NHS National Framework Agreement for the supply of National Branded and Branded Generic Products. The purpose of the preliminary market engagement is for supplier feedback on the product listing (list can be subject to change) and to ensure suppliers are aware of the requirements to participate in the framework. Please note NHS England is utilising an electronic system (Atamis) to manage this RFI and communicate with suppliers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to suppliers and all communications with NHS England including the submission of RFI responses will be conducted via Atamis using the following link: https://health-family.force.com/login If not already registered, please create an Atamis account using this link https://health-family.force.com/login Please note there is no fee for registering on Atamis. If you experience any technical issues, then support from Atamis can be obtained here: 1. Submit a request through the Atamis Help Centre 2. Email directly at support-health@atamis.co.uk 3. Call support on 0800 0988 201 08:00-18:00 Monday - Friday Upon logging in please search for C409236 "National Branded Interim - 1st June 2026 and follow the instructions contained in the supplier instructions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fbbc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009548-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- 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
- £1,346,663,020 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- £1,346,663,020 £1B-£10B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Mar 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 1-2 years
- 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
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Please contact Alison Humphries
- Contact Email
- alison.humphries14@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 8UG
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009548-2026
3rd February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086256-2025
29th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085750-2025
23rd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085478-2025
22nd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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