NHS Branded Medicines Tranche A - NOFE and Midlands & East and Natalizumab for London & SOFE - 1 September 2026
NHS EnglandEstimated Value
£35,312,548 – £665,389,588
Deadline
17 April 2026
Published
21 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
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. 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.
Lots (2)
- Lot 1Tranche A for the North of England and Midlands & East
- Lot 2Natalizumab for London and South of England
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Award Details
AVENTIS PHARMA LIMITED t-a Sanofi
£166,347,397
ACCORD-UK LTD
£166,347,397
AMGEN LIMITED
£166,347,397
BAYER PLC
£166,347,397
BIOGEN IDEC LIMITED
£166,347,397
CHUGAI PHARMA LIMITED
£166,347,397
CIPLA (EU) LIMITED
£166,347,397
CST PHARMA LIMITED
£166,347,397
ELI LILLY & COMPANY LTD
£166,347,397
GEDEON RICHTER (UK) LIMITED
£166,347,397
GLAXOSMITHKLINE UK LIMITED
£166,347,397
LABORATORIES JUVISE PHARMACEUTICALS
£166,347,397
MERCK SERONO LIMITED
£166,347,397
MILPHARM LIMITED
£166,347,397
NAPP PHARMACEUTICALS LTD
£166,347,397
NOVO NORDISK
£166,347,397
ORIFARM UK LTD
£166,347,397
PFIZER LIMITED
£166,347,397
PHARMACOSMOS UK LTD
£166,347,397
ROCHE PRODUCTS LIMITED
£166,347,397
SANDOZ LIMITED
£166,347,397
TEVA UK LIMITED
£166,347,397
THORNTON & ROSS LIMITED
£166,347,397
VIATRIS UK HEALTHCARE LTD
£166,347,397
VIFOR PHARMA UK LTD
£166,347,397
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
7 contracts wonlatest 22 Sept 2026£780m
total awarded
- 2
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
7 contracts wonlatest 22 Sept 2026£794m
total awarded
- 3
ZENTIVA PHARMA UK LIMITED
7 contracts wonlatest 27 Aug 2026ends 31 May 2030£2bn
total awarded
- 4
Accord UK Ltd
7 contracts wonlatest 27 Aug 2026ends 31 Jan 2029£2bn
total awarded
- 5
NHS Business Services Authority
6 contracts wonlatest 29 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£55m
total awarded
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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NHS EnglandKey Dates
Published
21 July 2026
Submission deadline
17 April 2026
Notice type
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