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Etanercept (Enbrel) Homecare 50mg

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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03 Aug 2026 at 16:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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15 Jul 2026 at 15:30

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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15 Jul 2026 at 15:26

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northern Health and Social Care Trust procured the supply of Etanercept (Enbrel) 50mg through a homecare service. This is a pharmaceutical goods requirement, covering delivery of the medicine to support patients receiving care at home. The service is for the Trust in Northern Ireland, with the buyer based at Antrim Area Hospital in Antrim. The requirement concerns an essential medicine and associated homecare support rather than general pharmaceutical supply alone. It is relevant to pharmaceutical manufacturers, marketing authorisation holders, specialist homecare providers and suppliers with the infrastructure to dispense, coordinate and deliver prescription medicines safely to patients supported by a health and social care organisation.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a single direct award. SCIENSUS PHARMA SERVICES LIMITED was selected for the one lot. The award was made on 15 July 2026, with a net value of £700,000 and a gross value of £840,000 including tax. The contract was signed on 3 August 2026 and runs from 3 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. The Trust justified the direct award on the basis of patent protection or a sole marketing authorisation holder, stating that only the supplier could provide the required goods and that no reasonable alternative or substitute existed. The procurement is above the relevant threshold and was evaluated on the single-supplier technical rationale.

This award indicates established demand from the Northern Health and Social Care Trust for branded etanercept supplied through a managed homecare model. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need access to the medicine through the relevant intellectual property or marketing authorisation arrangements, together with reliable pharmaceutical wholesaling, dispensing and patient-home delivery capability. It would also need robust processes for prescription handling, cold-chain or other applicable storage and transport controls, patient communication, continuity of supply and coordination with NHS clinical and homecare teams. The incumbent supplier is a large pharmaceutical services business, so competing organisations would need comparable operational capacity, regulatory compliance and experience delivering essential medicines directly to patients while maintaining continuity of care.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Etanercept (Enbrel) Homecare 50mg

Notice Description

Contract for supply of Etanercept (Enbrel) via homecare to Northern Health and Social Care Trust for a period of up to 3 years

Procurement Information

Purchase of drugs which are subject to patent protection/ Sole MA Holder, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. Section 41 schedule 5(5) of the PA2023 permits a direct award in the case of single supplier and permits the award if the following conditions are met in relations to the public contract - (a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods,services or works. These essential medicines are required from this supplier to ensure continuity of patient care, specifically for homecare support. The absence of competition is not the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc1c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073376-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 2-3 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
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ANTRIM
Postcode
BT41 2RL
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Electoral Ward
Springfarm
Westminster Constituency
South Antrim

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SCIENSUS PHARMA SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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