Awarded contract

Onasemnogene Abeparvovec Intravenous (Zolgensma®) Service & Onasemnogene Abeparvovec Intrathecal (OAV101 IT) Service

Details

Value
£26,143,000
Topic
Health services
Published
22 September 2026

Tender description

Intention to award the Onasemnogene Abeparvovec Intravenous (Zolgensma®) Service & Onasemnogene Abeparvovec Intrathecal (OAV101 IT) Service. <br/><br/>This is a a one-time, in vivo gene replacement therapy, for use in babies aged 12 months and under, that utilises an adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9) vector, modified to contain a functional copy of the human SMN1 gene. It is administered intravenously, allowing the vector to deliver the gene into motor neurones and peripheral tissues, enabling the sustained expression of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein, which is deficient or mutated in individuals with SMA.<br/><br/>Onasemnogene abeparvovec intrathecal (OAV101 IT) is a one-time in vivo gene replacement therapy for patients with SMA, proposed to treat individuals with SMA aged 2 years and over. This intrathecal injection will be used to treat a distinct cohort of SMA patients to Zolgensma. It will be assessed via NICE’s technology appraisal programme, with an expected final guidance publication date in late 2026.<br/><br/>Procurement was carried out in Lots for the services as detailed above. Contract values are estimated and will be dependent on number of patients actually treated at each awarded provider. Lot 1: Lot 1 Lot 1: Zolgensma only (if no positive NICE recommendation for OAV101 IT) Lot 2: Lot 2 Lot 2: Positive recommendation for OAV101 IT for paediatric patients (in combination with Lot 1 for Zolgensma) Lot 3: Lot 3 Lot 3: Positive NICE recommendation for OAV101 IT for adult patients (either standalone or in combination with Lots 1 and 2) Additional information: Lot 3: Positive NICE recommendation for OAV101 IT for adult patients (either standalone or in combination with Lots 1 and 2)

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date24 August 2026
  2. Completed: Award published22 September 2026
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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.

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  • 85100000 · Health services

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