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ANAKINRA (KINERET) 100 mg in 0.67mL Pre-filled Syringe

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

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13 Aug 2026 at 17:06

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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13 Aug 2026 at 17:00

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northern Health and Social Care Trust procured the supply of ANAKINRA (KINERET) 100 mg in 0.67 mL pre-filled syringes, a pharmaceutical product for use by the Trust. The requirement covers the medicine itself rather than associated clinical, manufacturing or support services. Delivery is to take place in the United Kingdom, for the Trust’s operations in Northern Ireland. The named buyer is Northern Health and Social Care Trust, based at Antrim Area Hospital in Antrim. The procurement concerns a single medicine and was treated as a goods requirement. It is relevant to pharmaceutical manufacturers, marketing authorisation holders, specialist medicines suppliers, wholesalers and distributors with the legal and operational capability to supply this specific product to a public healthcare organisation.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a direct award. ALLOGA UK LIMITED was selected as supplier on 13 August 2026. The awarded value is £300,000 excluding VAT, or £360,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with a scheduled signature date of 25 August 2026. There is one completed lot covering the full requirement. The Trust used a single-supplier direct-award route because the product is subject to patent or other exclusive rights, is commercially available from only one supplier, and has no reasonable alternative or substitute. The stated evaluation basis was therefore the product’s exclusive availability rather than a competitive comparison of bids.

This award demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for a specialist, patent-protected medicine supplied in pre-filled syringe format. A credible future competitor would need access to ANAKINRA (KINERET) 100 mg in 0.67 mL pre-filled syringes, or the relevant exclusive rights and authorisations to place and supply it in the UK. It would also need robust pharmaceutical distribution, product traceability, stock management and delivery arrangements suitable for a Northern Irish healthcare trust. Experience supplying medicines to public-sector or hospital customers would support credibility, alongside the regulatory, quality-assurance and wholesale-distribution controls needed for safe supply. The route used shows that exclusivity, sole-authorisation status and the absence of reasonable alternatives are central commercial factors for this requirement, rather than general pharmaceutical capacity alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ANAKINRA (KINERET) 100 mg in 0.67mL Pre-filled Syringe

Notice Description

The intended contract is for the supply of ANAKINRA (KINERET) 100 mg in 0.67mL Pre-filled Syringes to Northern Health and Social Care Trust for a period of up to three 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. The product required is only commercially available from one supplier and no competition or alternative exists for this product.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3fc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077421-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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

ALLOGA UK LIMITED

Further Information

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