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title: "NHS Antimicrobial Product Procurement (via Subscription Model)"
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# NHS Antimicrobial Product Procurement (via Subscription Model)

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1cd97708-5911-4bb2-a9d9-2dc407bb99ce

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## Summary

NHS England is planning a tender process for Antimicrobial Product Procurement via Subscription Model. The procurement aims to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance, a global challenge causing significant deaths and economic costs. The procurement will follow the WHO global approach to AMR, focusing on antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention. Key dates include an engagement end date on June 20, 2024. The procurement falls under the industry category of Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products.

This tender by NHS England presents an opportunity for suppliers of antibiotics to participate in a regulated procurement process. The procurement method involves a Subscription Model Contract offering a fixed annual fee for antibiotics. The Authority will hold virtual engagement events on May 23 and May 29, 2024, detailing project overviews, requirements, and the product evaluation process. Potential suppliers can register interest via the NHS England e-procurement portal. This opportunity is suitable for businesses in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries seeking to contribute to tackling Antimicrobial Resistance.

## Notice

NHS England (the "Authority") would like to invite potential suppliers to attend Market Engagement event(s) related to the planned procurement for the provision of Antimicrobial Products, via a Subscription Model Contract. This event(s) will enable potential suppliers to better understand and be given the opportunity to provide feedback, on the Authorities contracting model, planned procurement process and evaluation. The Authority will also hold a separate event to describe the Product Evaluation Process, as described in the section "ll.2.4" Please see section "II.2.4 - Description of the procurement" for further information regarding this opportunity. Additional information: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing global challenges faced this century. Already, AMR infections are estimated to cause 700,000 deaths each year globally. That figure is predicted to rise to 10 million, alongside a cumulative cost of $100 trillion, by 2050 if no action is taken. The UK Government has recognised AMR as a global problem and committed action to tackle it as a priority issue. In summary, NHS England will seek to model its contracting on WHO global approach to AMR and be based on antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention and control. For most antimicrobial products, there are few replacements or alternative products in development and even fewer that target priority pathogens; therefore, investment in novel antimicrobials is widely seen as commercially unattractive. NHS England recognised this problem and has built an innovative model that will pay companies a fixed annual fee for antibiotics (subscription model). Following success of the initial pilot phase and following market feedback, NHS England is planning to launch a procurement process, through a regulated procurement that will build on this the initial model and extend the supplier base. Due to the complexity of this procurement NHS England will hold two separate virtual engagement events whereby: 1. Event one will be held at 10:00hrs to 11:30hrs on the 23rd May 2024 and will provide a general overview of the project, NHS England requirements and outline of the procurement process. 2. Event two will be held at 11:00hrs to 13:00hrs on the 29th May 2024 to explain in more details the product evaluation process. NHS England will also make available the draft process documentation for Suppliers to review and provide any comments/feedback, via the links contained within the Introductory letter for NHS England to review. Therefore, NHS England would like to invite potential suppliers of antibiotics to register for these two separate events, by expressing their interest in attending via the following link, where more details and access to draft project documents will be given - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome PROJECT C285236 In order to register interest potential suppliers should register with and use NHS England's e-procurement portal, which can be accessed by visiting following web link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome All information relating to this procurement will be available at the above-described e-procurement web portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b3e7442-7a2f-4a57-be09-67cb69ecb9d5 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,440,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 33651000 - General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines

## Release History

- 16 May 2024 at 12:08 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b3e7442-7a2f-4a57-be09-67cb69ecb9d5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b3e7442-7a2f-4a57-be09-67cb69ecb9d5
  16th May 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aada50ba-cee8-4d6f-aa91-0126ef5c8bb2
  16_05_24_ AMR Introductory Letter final

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

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