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title: "RISDIPLAM 5MG TABLETS, 28 tablets, pack HOMECARE"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f839"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Belfast Health and Social Care Trust"
published: "2026-09-11"
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# RISDIPLAM 5MG TABLETS, 28 tablets, pack HOMECARE

Buyer: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f839

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## Summary

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust procured risdiplam 5mg tablets in packs of 28 for homecare use. This is a pharmaceutical supply requirement intended to support continuity of patient care, with medicines delivered for homecare support in the United Kingdom. The procurement is for goods rather than clinical services, dispensing, treatment or general logistics. It is relevant to pharmaceutical manufacturers, specialist medicines suppliers and distributors able to provide risdiplam in the specified pack format and support the Trust’s homecare supply arrangements. The named buying organisation is Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, based in Belfast. The requirement concerns a single product and a single completed lot.

The procurement has been awarded following a direct award. Belfast Health & Social Care Trust selected POLAR SPEED DISTRIBUTION LIMITED as supplier. The award was made on 11 September 2026, with a gross and net awarded value of £3,000,000, excluding any separate pricing detail not published here. The contract period runs from 23 September 2026 to 30 September 2028. A standstill period ends on 22 September 2026, and contract signature was scheduled for 23 September 2026. The Trust justified the direct award on the basis that the essential medicine was required from this supplier to ensure continuity of patient care, specifically for homecare support; it stated that the absence of competition did not artificially narrow the procurement parameters. The award is above the relevant threshold.

This requirement indicates demand from Belfast Health & Social Care Trust for reliable supply of a specified high-value medicine through homecare arrangements. A credible future competitor would need dependable access to risdiplam 5mg tablets in 28-tablet packs, robust pharmaceutical distribution capability and the operational capacity to maintain continuity of patient care. Suppliers would also need to demonstrate that they can support homecare delivery across the United Kingdom and manage a substantial, single-product public-sector requirement. The direct-award rationale shows that continuity, product availability and an established ability to supply are commercially important. Pharmaceutical manufacturers, specialist distributors and patient-centric homecare supply providers are therefore the closest comparators for any future requirement from this buyer.

## Notice

Procurement of RISDIPLAM 5MG TABLETS, 28 tablets, pack HOMECARE

### Procurement Information

These essential medicines are required from this supplier to ensure continuity of patient care, specifically for homecare support. The absence of competition is not the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086501-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 23 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Belfast Health and Social Care Trust |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Postcode area | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT12 6BA |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Falls |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Polar Speed Distribution Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 14:45 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086501-2026
- 11 Sep 2026 at 14:33 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086482-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086501-2026
  11th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086482-2026
  11th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.marken.com/capabilities/patient-centric-services/polar-speed/

## Provenance

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