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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-029d6b"
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current_stage: "Award"
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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-029d6b

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care in the UK has recently completed a public procurement process titled "Supportive Medicines - additional products (ITU, Antibiotics & EOI medicines)." This tender, classified under the pharmaceuticals industry, involved the acquisition of goods for the Department's stockpile of medicines used in end-of-life care, intensive treatment units, and antibiotics. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, conducted urgently in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, to ensure a timely supply of critical pharmaceutical products. The contracts were awarded to multiple suppliers with the contract period set for 11 months, factoring in public health needs across locations including the UK, Crown Dependencies, and British Overseas Territories.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for growth for medium to large-scale pharmaceutical businesses capable of supplying essential medicines. Companies that specialise in producing or distributing end-of-life care medications, ICU medicines, and antibiotics would find this tender particularly relevant. With an increased urgency for healthcare services and a focus on reliable supply chains, businesses positioned in pharmaceuticals can expand their reach and capabilities through collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care to meet rising demands in public health crises.

## 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/005626-2021 |
| 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 | 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

- 19 Mar 2021 at 12:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005626-2021

## 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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