Awarded contract

NHS Branded Medicines Tranche A - NOFE and Midlands & East and Natalizumab for London & SOFE - 1 September 2026

Details

Buyer: NHS England
Supplier(s): 25 suppliers
AVENTIS PHARMA LIMITED
Accord UK Ltd
Amgen Ltd
Bayer Public Limited Company
Biogen Idec Ltd
CHUGAI PHARMA LIMITED
Cipla (EU) Ltd
CST Pharma Limited
Eli Lilly and Company Ltd
GEDEON RICHTER (UK) LIMITED
GLAXOSMITHKLINE UK LIMITED
Laboratoires Juvise Pharmaceuticals
Merck Serono Limited
Milpharm Ltd/aurobinbdo
Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Novo Nordisk Ltd
ORIFARM UK LTD
Pfizer Liimted
Pharmacosmos UK Ltd
Roche Products Ltd
Sandoz
Teva UK Ltd
Thornton and Ross
Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd
Vifor Pharma UK Ltd
Value: £700,702,136
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Pharmaceutical products
Published: 23 June 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

NHS Branded Framework Agreement – Lot 1 - Tranche A for the North of England and Midlands & East. Period of Framework Agreement: 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2028 with an option or option(s) to extend (at the authority’s discretion for a further 24 months. Lot 2 - Natalizumab for London and South of England. The 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/25/5730/01 - NHS Branded Medicines Tranche A for Midlands & East Lots: - Lot 1: CM/PHR/25/5730/01 - Tranche B for NOFE and MAE ## Contract award Title: Lot 2 - CM/PHR/25/5730/02 - Natalizumab for London & South of England Lots: - Lot 2: CM/PHR/25/5730/02 - Natalizumab for London & SOFE ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 1: CM/PHR/25/5730/01 - Tranche B for NOFE and MAE ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 2: CM/PHR/25/5730/02 - Natalizumab for London & SOFE

Timeline

Completed: Award date15 June 2026
Completed: Award published23 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