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RISDIPLAM 5MG TABLETS, 28 tablets, pack HOMECARE

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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11 Sep 2026 at 14:45

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

11 Sep 2026 at 14:33

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust procured risdiplam 5mg tablets in packs of 28 for homecare use. This is a pharmaceutical supply requirement intended to support continuity of patient care, with medicines delivered for homecare support in the United Kingdom. The procurement is for goods rather than clinical services, dispensing, treatment or general logistics. It is relevant to pharmaceutical manufacturers, specialist medicines suppliers and distributors able to provide risdiplam in the specified pack format and support the Trust’s homecare supply arrangements. The named buying organisation is Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, based in Belfast. The requirement concerns a single product and a single completed lot.

The procurement has been awarded following a direct award. Belfast Health & Social Care Trust selected POLAR SPEED DISTRIBUTION LIMITED as supplier. The award was made on 11 September 2026, with a gross and net awarded value of £3,000,000, excluding any separate pricing detail not published here. The contract period runs from 23 September 2026 to 30 September 2028. A standstill period ends on 22 September 2026, and contract signature was scheduled for 23 September 2026. The Trust justified the direct award on the basis that the essential medicine was required from this supplier to ensure continuity of patient care, specifically for homecare support; it stated that the absence of competition did not artificially narrow the procurement parameters. The award is above the relevant threshold.

This requirement indicates demand from Belfast Health & Social Care Trust for reliable supply of a specified high-value medicine through homecare arrangements. A credible future competitor would need dependable access to risdiplam 5mg tablets in 28-tablet packs, robust pharmaceutical distribution capability and the operational capacity to maintain continuity of patient care. Suppliers would also need to demonstrate that they can support homecare delivery across the United Kingdom and manage a substantial, single-product public-sector requirement. The direct-award rationale shows that continuity, product availability and an established ability to supply are commercially important. Pharmaceutical manufacturers, specialist distributors and patient-centric homecare supply providers are therefore the closest comparators for any future requirement from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RISDIPLAM 5MG TABLETS, 28 tablets, pack HOMECARE

Notice Description

Procurement of RISDIPLAM 5MG TABLETS, 28 tablets, pack HOMECARE

Procurement Information

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-06f839
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086501-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Contract Period
23 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

Notice Documents

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