Awarded contract

NHS National Generics Pharmaceuticals - Supply Chain Resilience

Details

Buyer: NHS England
Supplier(s): 26 suppliers
Accord UK Ltd
Amarox Ltd
Ascend Laboratories
Aspire Pharma Ltd
Baxter Healthcare Ltd
Brown and Burk
Cipla (EU) Ltd
Colonis Pharma Limited
Crescent Pharma Limited
Day Lewis Medical Ltd
Ennogen HealthCare International Limited
FRESENIUS KABI LIMITED
GL Pharma UK Ltd
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd
HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Janssen Cilag Ltd
MACARTHYS LABORATORIES LIMITED
Milpharm Ltd/aurobinbdo
Morningside Pharmaceuticals Ltd
NORTHUMBRIA PHARMA LTD
Ranbaxy (UK) Ltd
Selective Supplies Ltd
Teva UK Ltd
Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd
Wockhardt UK Limited
Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd
Value: £39,223,496
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Pharmaceutical products
Published: 1 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

NHS National Generics Pharmaceuticals - Supply Chain Resilience Period of framework agreement: Dates detailed below, with an option or options to extend (at the discretion of the Authority) for a period or periods up to a total of 48 months. Periods of call-offs under the framework agreement: CM/PHG/25/5739/01 – Orals (plus non-parenteral) Products CESW: (Midlands and Southwest): 1st September 2026 to 31st May 2028 (21 months) NWLN: (Northwest and London North): 1st September 2026 to 31st May 2028 (21 months) LSNE: (London South and Northeast): 1st September 2026 to 31st May 2028 (21 months) CM/PHG/25/5739/02 – Hospital Only Products DLS (London South) & DNE (North-East): 1st September 2026 to 31st May 2028 (21 months) DLN (London North) & DNW (North-West): 1st September 2026 to 31st May 2028 (21 months) DCE (Central/Midlands) & DSW (South-West): 1st September 2026 to 30th September 2027 (13 months) This tender is for lines that have recently been terminated or unable to be awarded on previous tenders. Please note we have previously referred to these as “Housekeeping” tenders. ## Contract award Title: NHS National Generics Pharmaceuticals - Supply Chain Resilience Lot 1 Orals Products Lots: - Lot 1: Lot 1 - CM/PHG/25/5739/01 - Oral (plus non-parenteral) products ## Contract award Title: NHS National Generics Pharmaceuticals - Supply Chain Resilience Lot 2 Hospital Only products Lots: - Lot 2: Lot 2 - CM/PHG/25/5739/02 - Hospital only products

Timeline

Completed: Award published1 May 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 May 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

NHS England runs the NHS in England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation with its own team of procurement professionals. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Seven regional teams support the commissioning of healthcare services across the country. The central commercial function that develops procurement strategy for the whole NHS sits here.

Clinical services are commissioned directly or through the Provider Selection Regime.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS England's contract awards have been in education and training, health and social work, and IT services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-england.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-england.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-england.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-england.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-england.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-england.gov