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Multi-Drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB) Clinical Advice Service

NHS England

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21 Jul 2026 at 11:54

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured a specialist clinical advice service for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The service provides expert, consistent and safe advice to clinicians treating MDR-TB. It examines and ratifies requests from local MDR-TB centres to use the medicines bedaquiline and delamanid. This is a healthcare service, focused on specialist clinical decision support and governance rather than the supply of medicines or general clinical treatment. The work is for NHS England and supports clinicians and local MDR-TB centres involved in treating patients with resistant tuberculosis. The selected provider is the British Thoracic Society, a specialist professional organisation based in London. The requirement is therefore relevant to organisations with recognised expertise in respiratory medicine, tuberculosis management, clinical advisory services and the governance of specialist medicines.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to the British Thoracic Society on 21 July 2026. NHS England used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. There was one lot, which is complete, and the award is active. The contract was signed on 21 July 2026 and has a contract period from 21 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £50,000. The award covers health services under CPV 85100000. The contract description records that the service was to commence on 1 April 2026, while the structured contract period begins on 21 July 2026. No separate evaluation weighting or competitive assessment is recorded because the route was a below-threshold direct award without competition.

This award demonstrates a defined NHS requirement for specialist, nationally consistent advice on MDR-TB treatment and the controlled use of bedaquiline and delamanid. A future competitor would need credible expertise in resistant tuberculosis, respiratory medicine and the clinical management of complex anti-infective therapies. It would also need to advise treating clinicians reliably, assess requests from local MDR-TB centres and provide a robust ratification process for specialist medicines. The successful supplier’s profile indicates that the buyer valued an established professional body with authority in thoracic and respiratory health. Organisations considering similar work for NHS England should therefore be able to demonstrate clinical leadership, access to appropriately qualified specialists, consistent decision-making, and the governance arrangements needed to support safe, evidence-based advice across local centres.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Multi-Drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB) Clinical Advice Service

Notice Description

The MDR-TB Clinical Advice Service provides expert, consistent and safe advice to clinicians treating MDR-TB. The Clinical Advice Service examines and ratifies local MDR-TB centre requests for the use of the MDR-TB agents, Bedaquiline and Delamanid. Due to delays arising from administrative and operational circumstances, NHS England awarded this contract to British Thoracic Society commencing 01.04.2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cfbb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068648-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

British Thoracic Society

Further Information

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