NHS Framework Agreement - North of England - Tranche B

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

NHS England

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

d5f7ca8a-6013-46c6-94ea-631f64bd61b5-215390

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 33600000

Published tags

award

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

A framework is awarded for the supply of proprietary pharmaceuticals to participating Authorities in the NHS Region: North of England. The period of the resulting framework is 01 March 2018 - 29 February 2020, with an option to extend (at the Authority's discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months. Additional information: Attached is the model form framework agreement. All of the awarded frameworks were made on the basis of the model form framework agreement. Redacted award schedules have been attached for each of the awarded suppliers.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Award notice observed

   19 Apr 2018

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   8b9605ea-7683-4e1b-b9f6-f77c319142d5-211910

   Published tags

   award

2. Award notice observed

   10 May 2018

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   d5f7ca8a-6013-46c6-94ea-631f64bd61b5-215390

   Published tags

   award

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• NHS Framework Agreement - North of England - Tranche B

  Buyer: NHS EnglandSupplier: Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd

  End date in notice

  29 Feb 2020

  Value shown in notice

  £521,100,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

  Official source

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This value appears on 2 awards in the same procurement, so it is not included in summary totals.

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  ocds-b5fd17-cbf2fcb1-162c-40a1-a1a8-b258187390fb-1

• NHS Framework Agreement - North of England - Tranche B

  Buyer: NHS England

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