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GIVINOSTAT 8.86MG/ML ORAL SUSPENSION SUGAR-FREE, 140 mL

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

29 Sep 2026 at 12:04

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

08 Sep 2026 at 10:18

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

07 Sep 2026 at 13:14

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust procured Givinostat 8.86 mg/ml sugar-free oral suspension, supplied in 140 ml packs. This is a pharmaceutical product for patient care, rather than a service or works contract. The requirement covers one product and one pack format; the recorded award specifies a pack of one. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Polar Speed Distribution Limited. The Trust used a direct award because it described the branded, patent-protected medicine as essential to patient care and available from only one economic operator; the stated rationale says the lack of competition did not result from artificially narrowing the procurement. The contract award date was 8 September 2026 and it was signed on 29 September 2026. The contract period runs from 29 September 2026 to 30 September 2027. The awarded contract value is £475,000. There was one lot, covering the medicine requirement.

This award shows demand at the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust for a specialist, branded medicine supplied in oral suspension form for patient care. A credible supplier for a future requirement would need access to the specified product and the ability to supply the required strength, sugar-free formulation and pack size. The Trust relied on a direct award on the stated basis that only one economic operator could supply the patent-protected medicine, so competing on a repeat requirement would depend on being able to provide the same product or otherwise satisfy the Trust’s stated clinical and supply needs. The scale is a single-product pharmaceutical supply rather than a broad medicines range. The award went to a large distribution company.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GIVINOSTAT 8.86MG/ML ORAL SUSPENSION SUGAR-FREE, 140 mL

Notice Description

PROCUREMENT OF GIVINOSTAT 8.86MG/ML ORAL SUSPENSION SUGAR-FREE, 140 mL

Procurement Information

These are branded patent protected medicines that are essential to patient care and are available from only one economic operator. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f376
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091802-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£475,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£475,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 1-2 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
Belfast 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
BELFAST
Postcode
BT12 6BA
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)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Falls
Westminster Constituency
Belfast West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Polar Speed Distribution Limited

Further Information

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