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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-029d69"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE"
published: "2021-03-19"
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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-029d69

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is conducting a procurement process titled "Supportive Medicines - additional products (ITU, Antibiotics & EOI medicines)" for pharmaceutical products, primarily intended for urgent healthcare needs in the United Kingdom, including the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories. The procurement is currently completed and was initially managed through an accelerated open procedure, necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The procurement focused on sourcing additional stockpiled medicines, with the contract period lasting for 11 months. The tender has established a framework for collaboration with suppliers located in various regions across the UK, with the primary delivery location in Haydock, England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for pharmaceutical companies, especially those specialising in intensive care unit medicines, antibiotics, and end-of-life care medications. Businesses well-suited to compete include large-scale suppliers and manufacturers of pharmaceutical products that can meet quality criteria such as shelf life and licensed medication status. By participating in this contract, companies can expand their market reach and enhance their contributions to the urgent healthcare demands arising from the ongoing healthcare crisis.

## 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/005624-2021 |
| 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 | 19 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 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 | 7 |
| Supplier names | ACCORD-UK; BOWMED IBISQUS; ENNOGEN HEALTHCARE; FRESENIUS KABI; INTRAPHARM LABORATORIES; KENT PHARMA; LABORATORIO REIG JOFRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2021 at 12:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005624-2021

## 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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