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Provision of Quality Delivery Partner Services

Defence Equipment and Support

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03 Sep 2026 at 15:46

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Defence Equipment and Support, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence’s National Armaments Director Group, is procuring quality delivery partner services for the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Team. The requirement supports assurance, standards and regulatory compliance for medical countermeasures stored or supplied to Front Line Command. Services include independent Qualified Person and Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance support, a nominated pharmacovigilance deputy, regulatory affairs consultancy and an optional Responsible Person. Additional specialist support covers resilience warehouse facilities, adverse-event investigations, drug licence maintenance, stability testing, regulatory and technical publications, MHRA audits, batch-specific variations, transport and disposal, and continuing professional development. This is a pharmaceutical and regulatory consultancy services requirement, with work delivered across the United Kingdom.

The procurement reached tender: the buyer invited offers through a selective competitive flexible procedure. The Procurement Specific Questionnaire was issued on 3 September 2026, with responses due by 2 October 2026 at 23:59. Enquiries close on 2 October 2026 at 23:59, and expressions of interest close on 30 October 2026 at 23:59. The anticipated contract period is 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2032, with five one-year options extending the maximum period to 31 May 2037. The estimated value is £5,876,000 excluding VAT, or £7,345,000 including VAT. There is one lot. Evaluation includes a technical questionnaire, general information, technical and professional ability, and the financial and legal capacity requirements in the procurement questionnaire. The award decision is expected by 3 May 2027.

This opportunity suits organisations able to provide qualified pharmaceutical, pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs and distribution compliance professionals, together with specialist support for medical countermeasures and licensed products. Relevant capability includes maintaining Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Distribution Practice compliance, supporting MHRA audits, investigating adverse events, maintaining drug licences, managing batch-specific variations, carrying out stability testing and advising on UK and EU regulatory requirements. Suppliers may also need to provide resilience warehouse facilities and transport or disposal support. Participation is limited to organisations with a registered UK legal entity. Bidders must meet the stated legal, financial and technical capacity conditions, keep required supplier, associated-person and tier-one supplier information up to date on the Central Digital Platform, and demonstrate the technical and professional ability set out in the procurement questionnaire.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Quality Delivery Partner Services

Notice Description

On behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), the National Armaments Director Group (NADG) (previously known as Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)) would like to formally engage with industry via this UK4 Notice, through the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) which can be found here: https://contracts.mod.uk/go/56376600019F17DB668E The Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Team (CBRN) have a requirement to provide assurance and set standards to ensure that the Medical Countermeasures (MedCM) that are stored/supplied to the Front Line Command are maintained/ tested on a regular basis. To achieve this, Med CM needs to maintain the following external support: Failure to maintain this support will make CBRN non-compliant and acting illegally in respect of the work it is undertaking in respect of Medical Countermeasures. An independent Qualified Person (QP) to ensure activities carried out by the Authority are in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice. An independent Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV) and nominated deputy, to provide on-going support as required for the provision of a fully compliant Pharmacovigilance service. A Regulatory Affairs Consultant, providing advice and services in order to ensure that the Authority is compliant with EU and UK Legislation. An Option for an independent Responsible Person (RP) to ensure activities are carried out in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP). Noting, this Option will only be taken up should CBRN be without either the substantive RPs, currently one in each of the Commissioning and Management Organisation and CBRN Delivery Team. In addition, there are multiple specialist disciplines that are to provide ad-hoc support to maintain our compliance to legal requirements and ensure our products meet the standards required by Defence and the pharmaceutical sector. These specialist disciplines are also required to assist the Medical Countermeasures Advanced Development Programme (ADP), to achieve the appropriate licences where applicable. Regulatory engagement at an early stage to assist with this transition will ensure the products are ready and compliant with legislation enabling full licensure to be achieved quicker. To support the above the following services and ad-hoc taskings are required: Qualified Person. Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance. Responsible Person. Regulatory Affairs Consultant. Resilience Warehouse facilities. Adverse Events investigation. Drug License Upkeep and Maintenance. Stability Testing of in-service inventory. Publications (regulatory and technical). MHRA audits. Batch Specific Variations. Transport and Disposal. Continuing Professional Development. Due to security considerations, participation is limited to organisations with a registered UK legal entity. The Cyber Risk Profile for this procurement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Foundation Level 1. Total value (estimated) PS*** excluding VAT (PS5,876,000.00) PS*** including VAT (PS7,345,000.00) Above the relevant threshold Contract dates (estimated) 01 June 2027 to 31 May 2032 (5 years) Options Possible extension via options to 31 May 2037 (5 x 1 year periods) Any resulting Contract may include the following Contract Options to provide In Service Support for additional In Service Support Additional services The Authority reserve the right, at its absolute discretion, to not take up any or all the option(s) listed. Further information on the option(s) will be provided in the Tender.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: 5 x 1 year options

Renewal: 5 x 1 year options

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f18d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083584-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79411000 - General management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,876,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,876,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jun 2027 - 31 May 2032 Over 5 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
Defence Equipment and Support
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

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