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Heparins & Anticoagulants

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services

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Planning

21 Sep 2026 at 13:10

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, intends to arrange the supply of heparins and anticoagulants for All Wales Health Boards and Trusts. This is a pharmaceutical products requirement, covering medicines used to prevent or treat blood clots in healthcare settings. Delivery and use will be across Wales. The buyer is procuring on behalf of NHS organisations throughout Wales, so suppliers should be able to support healthcare distribution and supply arrangements across the country. The requirement is classified under CPV 33600000, pharmaceutical products, and is categorised as goods rather than services or works. The procurement is intended to cover one lot and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has announced an intention to procure, but it is not an invitation to tender and suppliers cannot bid at this stage. The expected procedure is a tender under the UK Procurement Act 2023, with the future notice planned for 30 November 2026. The buyer’s scheduled supplier-information milestone is 6 November 2026. The anticipated contract is expected to run from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030, with renewal possible to 30 June 2031. The estimated value is £23,494,106 excluding VAT and £28,192,927 including VAT. It is above the applicable threshold and will be run as a single lot. The planning notice says there is no formal engagement process.

This will suit pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers and specialist medicines suppliers with the product range and operational capacity to supply heparins and anticoagulants to NHS organisations across Wales. Businesses should prepare to demonstrate reliable sourcing, storage, quality control, distribution and continuity of supply for clinical medicines, together with the ability to manage requirements across multiple health boards and trusts. The buyer has identified the requirement as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so participation is not limited to large national suppliers where smaller organisations can meet the specification and delivery demands. Suppliers should use the planning period to review their relevant NHS medicines experience, supply-chain resilience and ability to support a multi-organisation healthcare contract when it reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Heparins & Anticoagulants

Notice Description

Supply of Heparins & Anticoagulants

Planning Information

This notice is being issued to advise suppliers of a forthcoming opportunity that is due to be published by Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales Health Boards and Trusts). There is no formal engagement process for this opportunity. Any suppliers who may like more information on this opportunity before the tender is published please contact Rachelle Elvin (rachelle.elvin@wales.nhs.uk).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07766b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089139-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33600000 - Pharmaceutical products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£23,494,106 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2027 - 30 Jun 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
NP10 8BE
Postcode Area
Newport
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
TLL Wales
Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

Further Information

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