--- title: "Naloxone & Alternative Opioid Antagonists - Buffer Stock Storage & Management" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044f4e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044f4e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044f4e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044f4e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2024-04-03" --- # Naloxone & Alternative Opioid Antagonists - Buffer Stock Storage & Management Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044f4e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044f4e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044f4e.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care is planning a market engagement exercise for the procurement process titled "Naloxone & Alternative Opioid Antagonists - Buffer Stock Storage & Management" in the pharmaceutical products industry category. The exercise aims to assess the UK market's capacity for providing naloxone and other opioid antagonist drugs. The exercise will inform potential future procurement decisions and buffer stock storage needs, helping businesses understand market demands. The communication indicates a future notice date of 1st July 2024. This tender process by the Department of Health and Social Care presents an opportunity for companies involved in pharmaceutical and healthcare products to participate. Businesses interested in producing, distributing, supplying, and storing naloxone and opioid antagonist drugs are encouraged to engage in the market exercise. This engagement is vital for shaping future procurement strategies and ensuring readiness to meet potential demand increases across the UK. The formal procurement process is set to begin after the market engagement phase, providing equal opportunities for all interested suppliers. ## Notice Market engagement exercise to assess the current and future capacity of the UK market to provide naloxone and potential alternative opioid antagonists. ### Lot Information Lot 1 DHSC is conducting a market engagement exercise to understand more about the companies and services in the UK that can, or that are seeking to produce, distribute, supply and store different formulations of naloxone and of other drugs that can reverse the effect of an opioid overdose or of drugs taken with opioids. The outcome of the market engagement will inform decisions around potential future procurement and storage of buffer stock as well as providing information on how the market could meet a potential increase in demand across the UK. Additional information: For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to seek feedback from the market that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the goods and services. It is essential to understand that this market engagement process is separate from the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process begins through the publication of a contract notice, any supplier interested in the contractual opportunity must submit a tender, and all supplier bids will be evaluated on an equal basis and in accordance with the set criteria. The market engagement brief and associated questionnaire can be found here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b702d08b-f9d2-4f4b-8324-726e540e6177 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010777-2024 | | Notice type | Planning 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 | 3 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Jun 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## 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 | TLI32 Westminster | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products - 33670000 - Medicinal products for the respiratory system ## Release History - 3 Apr 2024 at 13:21 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010777-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b702d08b-f9d2-4f4b-8324-726e540e6177 - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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