Awarded contract

Various medicinal products

Details

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care, Department of Health Northern Ireland
Supplier(s): For details of the awarded suppliers please see Section VI.3)
Value: £1,074,365
Duration: 10 years
Topic: Pharmaceutical products
Published: 1 May 2018
Source: TedNotices

Tender description

Contracts awarded under a Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Antibiotics and IV Fluids. The Contracting Authority has established a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) and this award notice confirms the completion of the second call off competition (round 2). The DPS will be used to maintain a stockpile of various antibiotic and IV products with each individual call off confirming product types and volumes.

Timeline

Completed: Award date18 April 2018
Completed: Award published1 May 2018
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date25 February 2028in 17 months

About the buyer

The Department of Health and Social Care sets health and social care policy for England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation through contracts tiered by value. Suppliers register on Atamis, the department's e-tendering portal, to see live opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender once government thresholds are passed. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Every contract carries a 30-day payment term under the Procurement Act 2023.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Health and Social Care's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

33600000 · Pharmaceutical products
33670000 · Medicinal products for the respiratory system
33690000 · Various medicinal products

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov