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NEYPPC Licensed Medicines Provision of Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services 26

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

01 Oct 2026 at 11:46

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

03 Aug 2026 at 15:43

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

26 Mar 2026 at 16:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, through the North East & Yorkshire NHS Pharmaceutical Purchasing Consortium, procured licensed pharmaceutical wholesale services: the supply and delivery of medicines to NHS trusts and other publicly funded health bodies. The service covers the North East and North Cumbria, Yorkshire and the Humber, and the North West. The procurement is for medicines distribution and wholesale rather than the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. The framework is intended to serve a wider group of publicly funded organisations across the UK, including NHS bodies, local authorities and ambulance, mental health and health and care services; its stated delivery area is the North of England.

The procurement is complete and the framework has been awarded and signed. The open procedure selected Alliance Healthcare, AAH Pharmaceuticals Limited, Phoenix Healthcare and Mawdsley-Brooks & Co Ltd. The award was made on 3 August 2026; the contract was signed on 17 September 2026. The framework contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with an optional one-year extension, to a maximum end date of 30 September 2030. The stated framework value is £2.4 billion excluding VAT (£2.448 billion including VAT). There was one lot. Evaluation weighted commercial criteria at 40% and technical quality and social value at 60% (50% technical and quality, 10% social value). Four valid bids were recorded.

This award demonstrates demand for large-scale licensed pharmaceutical wholesale and reliable medicine delivery to multiple NHS organisations across the North of England. Competitors would need the capability to source, hold and distribute a broad range of medicines, manage orders for institutional pharmacy customers and deliver consistently across a geographically dispersed service area. The recorded performance measures focus on total sales, order lines delivered on time and in full, and overdue debt, indicating that fulfilment reliability and sound account management are central to delivery. The evaluation also gave substantial weight to technical quality and included social value alongside commercial terms. The successful suppliers were established large-scale wholesalers, so a credible future competitor would need comparable operational capacity, dependable distribution and the ability to evidence service quality and social value for public healthcare customers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NEYPPC Licensed Medicines Provision of Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services 26

Notice Description

Framework agreement for Licensed Wholesaler Services contract for the delivery of medicines to Trusts within the North East and North Cumbria, Yorkshire and The Humber and North West Regions. This was procured via an Open Procedure to award a Closed Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06759b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092770-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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
£2,400,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
£2,400,000,000 £1B-£10B
Awards Value
£2,400,000,000 £1B-£10B
Contracts Value
£2,400,000,000 £1B-£10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
27 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 3EX
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

Alliance Healthcare

AAH Pharmaceuticals

Phoenix Healthcare

Mawdsley-Brooks & Co Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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