Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-16
Buyer: NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 796380224 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-11-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: CM/PHR/16/5524 /01 – NHS Framework for the Midlands and East, Branded Medicines – Tranche B – 1.3.2019 to 28.2.2021 with an option to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months
CM/PHR/16/5524 /02 – NHS Framework for the Midlands and East, Branded Medicines – Tranche B (Cytokine modulators and other monoclonal antibodies) – 1.3.2019 to 29.2.2020 with an option to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 12 months
The Framework is intended for use by the Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health England and the NHS in England. The Framework may also be used by private sector contractors and agents working on behalf of the above.
Each individual National Product Code (NPC) pack description in each of the regions (Midlands and East of England) is deemed to be a separate product for the application of the award criteria.
The framework agreement is intended for use by the Department of Health, Public Health England and the NHS in England.
The framework may also be used by private sector contractors and agents working on behalf of the above.
Responding to this notice. Any supplier may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the requisite manner:
1) Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information. This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTendering portal at: www.nhsengland.bravosolution.co.uk
Candidates wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register, and provide additional procurement specific information (if requested), through the eTendering portal as follows:
https://www.nhsengland.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register: accept the terms and conditions and click continue, enter your correct business and user details, note the username you chose and click save when complete, you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
d. access listing related to this procurement NHS England - Midlands and East Branded Medicines - Tranche B and view details;
f. Once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to My ITTs, where you can download additional documentation (if required), and construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the Publish button.
1.3) For any support in registering on the portal or submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering Help-desk
2) General supplier information. To manage and assess supplier information the Contracting Authority requests candidates provide their company profile in the governments supplier information database, sid4gov, as follows:
2.1) If not already registered, Candidates must go to the following web page: https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ and select Register for sid4gov at


Award value: 796380224