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In deliveryUnited KingdomGoodsFramework agreement£150,000,000Add to pipeline

Radiopharmaceutical Products

Awarded to ALLIANCE MEDICAL RADIOPHARMACY LIMITED, CURIUM PHARMA UK LTD, GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED +2 more

NHS Shared Business Services Limited(buyer)

Published
Published 26 March 2025
Deadline
Closed 12 May 2025
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Overview

NHS Shared Business Services has established a framework agreement for the supply of radiopharmaceutical products to NHS and social care organisations, structured across three lots covering diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceutical products, technetium and krypton generators, and gallium generators. The framework was awarded in September 2025 to five suppliers: Alliance Medical Radiopharmacy Limited, Curium Pharma UK Ltd, GE Healthcare Limited, Siemens Healthcare Limited, and Xiel Ltd, with a total contract value of £450 million. The procurement emphasises sustainability and social value as significant evaluation criteria.

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Lots (3)

  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiopharmaceutical Products

    This Lot is for the provision of ready to use Radiopharmaceuticals and kits for Radiopharmaceutical preparation. Bidders must deliver all mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification section of the Framework Agreement There are additional Selection Qualification (SQ), Award Questionnaire (AQ) requirements, and Bidder Declarations applicable, and Bidders are asked to respond to these also. Where the Bidder does not score a minimum of 55% in total (AQ and total commercial score combined) the Authority shall exclude the submission from being appointed to the framework.

    £150,000,000Won by ALLIANCE MEDICAL RADIOPHARMACY LIMITEDWon by CURIUM PHARMA UK LTDWon by GE HEALTHCARE LIMITEDWon by SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITEDWon by XIEL LTD

  • Technetium and Krypton Generators

    This Lot is for the provision of Technetium and Krypton Generators. These radionuclide generators are devices which provide a local supply of a short-lived radioactive substance from the decay of a longer-lived parent radionuclide. Found commonly in a nuclear medicine department, they are used for a variety of nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures. Bidders must deliver all mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification section of the Framework Agreement. There are additional Selection Qualification (SQ), Award Questionnaire (AQ) requirements, and Bidder Declarations applicable, and Bidders are asked to respond to these also. Where the Bidder does not score a minimum of 55% in total (AQ and total commercial score combined) the Authority shall exclude the submission from being appointed to the framework.

    £150,000,000Won by CURIUM PHARMA UK LTDWon by GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED

  • Gallium Generators

    This Lot is for the provision of Gallium Generators. These radionuclide generators are devices which provide a local supply of a short-lived radioactive substance from the decay of a longer-lived parent radionuclide. Found commonly in a nuclear medicine department, they are used for a variety of nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures. Bidders must deliver all mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification section of the Framework Agreement. There are additional Selection Qualification (SQ), Award Questionnaire (AQ) requirements, and Bidder Declarations applicable, and Bidders are asked to respond to these also. Where the Bidder does not score a minimum of 55% in total (AQ and total commercial score combined) the Authority shall exclude the submission from being appointed to the framework.

    £150,000,000Won by CURIUM PHARMA UK LTDWon by XIEL LTD

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£150,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
26 March 2025
Questions by
11 April 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Radioactive materialsMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Award outcome

Awarded value
£450,000,000
Award date
22 September 2025
Contract period
5 January 2026 → 4 January 2029
Contract length
3 years
Against estimate
200% above
Bids received
5
Winners
  • ALLIANCE MEDICAL RADIOPHARMACY LIMITED
  • CURIUM PHARMA UK LTD
  • GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  • SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  • XIEL LTD

This contract ends on 4 January 2029.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

5

Open and restricted tenders in Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy drew a median of 5 bids over the last 24 months; 11% received only one.

Who bid

  • ALLIANCE MEDICAL RADIOPHARMACY LIMITEDWinner
  • CURIUM PHARMA UK LTDWinner
  • GE HEALTHCARE LIMITEDWinner
  • SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITEDWinner
  • XIEL LTDWinner

How bids were scored

Price 20% · Quality 80%

  • AQ70%
  • Social Value10%
  • Commercial20%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

£651,015

Median of 1,060 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 691.2× the median.

NHS Shared Business Services Limited in the last 12 months

5

contracts awarded, worth £7,638,080,856 in total

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    12 January 2026

  2. Contract

    29 September 2025

  3. Contract Notice

    26 March 2025

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