Medicinal Product Trial -Metformin
Pennine Care NHS Foundation TrustEstimated Value
Up to £250,114
Deadline
5 September 2025
Published
25 November 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
The trust was successful in obtaining a grant from NIHR for a clinical trial to look at the use of metformin in people newly diagnosed with psychosis. The clinical trial (including the recruitment phase) is estimated to take place between June 2026 to November 2028. As part of that grant we need to source a supplier that has the capability to purchase or manufacture Metformin and an identical placebo for a clinical trial, to package and label both to our requirements and distribute to Trusts across the UK in a predetermined schedule
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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust trading as "Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials"
£250,114
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1 contract wonlatest 7 Aug 2026£1m
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QBTECH LIMITED
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1 contract wonlatest 15 May 2026ends 31 May 2028£1m
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- 5
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1 contract wonlatest 16 Mar 2026
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Pennine Care NHS Foundation TrustKey Dates
Published
25 November 2025
Submission deadline
5 September 2025
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