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title: "Supportive Medicines - additional products (ITU, Antibiotics & EOI medicines)Open Supportive Medicines - additional products (ITU, Antibiotics & EOI medicines)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028f61"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE"
published: "2021-02-02"
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# Supportive Medicines - additional products (ITU, Antibiotics & EOI medicines)Open Supportive Medicines - additional products (ITU, Antibiotics & EOI medicines)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028f61

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has completed a tender process for the procurement of pharmaceutical products classified as goods, specifically supportive medicines for intensive care units, antibiotics, and end-of-life care medicines. This procurement was managed under an open procedure, and it sought to create a stockpile in response to the Covid-19 situation, with contracts awarded for an 11-month term. The awards are based in Haydock, England, and were finalised on 2nd February 2021, with the contracts currently held by several active suppliers, including B. Braun Medical Limited and Martindale Pharma.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses in the pharmaceutical sector, especially for suppliers able to provide medicines that meet stringent quality and compliance standards. Companies with the capability to deliver licensed or unlicensed medication with suitable shelf lives and presentations are particularly well-suited to compete. The urgent nature of this procurement reflects a growing demand for healthcare products, making this an opportune moment for pharmaceutical suppliers to enhance their market presence and contribute to national healthcare efforts.

## Notice

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has awarded multiple contracts for the supply of pharmaceutical products for a UK stockpile of end of life care medicines, intensive care unit (ICU) medicines and antibiotics. The Department of Health and Social Care are managing the procurement on behalf of Public Health England.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department of Health and Social Care conducted an accelerated open procedure procurement exercise under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) to source additional pharmaceutical products for a UK stockpile of medicines in response to Covid-19. The stockpile covers additional ITU medicines, antibiotics, and end of life care medicines. The contract period is for 11 months .

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002059-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 16 |
| Supplier names | ACCORD-UK; AGUETTANT; ASPEN PHARMA IRELAND; AVENTIS PHARMA LTD T/A SANOFI; B. BRAUN MEDICAL; BIOQ PHARMA B.V., A SUBSIDIARY OF BIOQ PHARMA; CST PHARMA; FRESENIUS KABI; HAMELN PHARMA; KENT PHARMA; MARTINDALE PHARMA; MERCURY PHARMACEUTICALS; NEON HEALTHCARE; PIRAMAL CRITICAL CARE; TORBAY PHARMACEUTICALS; WOCKHARDT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2021 at 14:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002059-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:423933-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

## Provenance

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