In deliveryUnited KingdomGoodsFramework agreement£592,363,416
NHS Branded Medicines - Tranche B - London & South of England - 1 September 2026
- Published
- Published 21 May 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 26 March 2026
Overview
NHS England has awarded a framework agreement for branded medicines supply to Tranche B covering London and the South of England, effective 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028 with optional extensions up to 24 months, with a contract value of £1.67 billion. The award was made on 31 May 2026 to 29 pharmaceutical suppliers including AbbVie, Amgen, Pfizer, Roche, Janssen-Cilag, and others. The framework also includes a separate lot for Ustekinumab covering the North of England and Midlands & East for the period 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027 with optional 12-month extension.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £592,363,416
- Procedure
- Open
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 21 May 2025
- Questions by
- 19 March 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Pharmaceutical products
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £1,665,533,592
- Award date
- 31 May 2026
- Contract period
- 31 August 2026 → 31 August 2028
- ABBVIE LTD
- ACCORD-UK LTD
- ALFASIGMA UK LIMITED
- AMGEN LIMITED
- AVENTIS PHARMA LIMITED
- AVENTIS PHARMA LIMITED t-a Sanofi
- Alfasigma UK Limited
- BIOGEN IDEC LIMITED
- BIOSIMILAR COLLABORATIONS IRELAND LIMITED
- Biosimilar Collaborations Ireland Limited
- CELLTRION HEALTHCARE UK LIMITED
- CELLTRION HEALTHCARE UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
- DR REDDY'S LABORATORIES (UK) LIMITED
- FRESENIUS KABI LIMITED
- GEDEON RICHTER (UK) LIMITED
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE UK LIMITED
- JANSSEN-CILAG LIMITED
- MILPHARM LIMITED
- ORGANON PHARMA (UK) LIMITED
- ORIFARM UK LTD
- PFIZER LIMITED
- ROCHE PRODUCTS LIMITED
- SAMSUNG BIOEPIS UK LIMITED
- SANDOZ LIMITED
- SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM LTD
- TEVA UK LIMITED
- THORNTON & ROSS LIMITED
- UCB PHARMA LIMITED
- ZENTIVA PHARMA UK LIMITED
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
10 July 2026
View notice ↗Contract
9 June 2026
View notice ↗Contract Notice
23 February 2026
View notice ↗Planning Update
18 February 2026
View notice ↗Prior Information Notice
14 January 2026
View notice ↗Planning Update
3 June 2025
View notice ↗Prior Information Notice
21 May 2025
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
NHS England
BuyerLondon, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY
Authority website ↗
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