Awarded contract

NHS Branded Medicines - Tranche B - London & South of England - 1 September 2026

Details

Buyer: NHS England
Supplier(s): 25 suppliers
AVENTIS PHARMA LIMITED
Abbvie Ltd
Accord UK Ltd
ALFASIGMA UK LIMITED
Amgen Ltd
Biogen Idec Ltd
BIOSIMILAR COLLABORATIONS IRELAND LIMITED
Celltrion Healthcare United Kingdom Ltd
Dr Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Ltd
FRESENIUS KABI LIMITED
GEDEON RICHTER (UK) LIMITED
GLAXOSMITHKLINE UK LIMITED
Janssen Cilag Ltd
MERCK SHARP & DOHME (UK) LIMITED
Milpharm Ltd/aurobinbdo
ORIFARM UK LTD
Pfizer Liimted
Roche Products Ltd
Samsung Bioepis UK Ltd
Sandoz
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Ltd (Sobi UK Ltd)
Teva UK Ltd
Thornton and Ross
UCB Pharma Ltd
Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd
Value: £832,766,796
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Pharmaceutical products
Published: 9 June 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

NHS Branded Medicines Tranche B - Lot 1 - London & South of England - CM/PHR/25/5731 Period of Framework Agreement: 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028 with an option or option(s) to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months. Lot 2 - Ustekinumab for North of England and Midlands & East, period of Framework Agreement: 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2027 with an option or option(s) to extend for a further 12 months. ## Contract award Title: Lot 1 - CM/PHR/25/5731/01 – NHS Branded Medicines Tranche B for London & South of England. Lots: - Lot 1: Lot 1 - Tranche B for London & South of England ## Contract award Title: Lot 2 -CM/PHR/25/5731/02 – NHS Branded Medicines for Ustekinumab for North of England and Midlands & East Lots: - Lot 2: Lot 2 - Ustekinumab for North of England and Midlands & East ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 1: Lot 1 - Tranche B for London & South of England ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 2: Lot 2 - Ustekinumab for North of England and Midlands & East

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 June 2026
Completed: Award published9 June 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 August 2027in 11 months

About the buyer

NHS England runs the NHS in England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation with its own team of procurement professionals. Every tender is advertised on Atamis, the NHS's single eCommercial system, and larger contracts appear on Find a Tender. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Clinical services are commissioned directly or through the Provider Selection Regime. 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.

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 NHS England's contract awards have been in education and training, health and social work, and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

33600000 · Pharmaceutical products

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