NEYPPC Pharmacy - Unlicensed Imported Medicines (wave 2)

Buyer
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Value
£36,095,687
Closes
30 November 2026
Where
Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

The NHS is setting up a buying agreement for unlicensed imported medicines that aren't available in the UK but are licensed elsewhere. Suppliers will be the single approved source for these medicines to NHS hospitals and other public sector organisations.

What the buyer wants

• Hold all required MHRA (medicines regulator) licences and approvals to import and distribute unlicensed medicines in the UK • Supply a defined range of unlicensed imported medicines, including products needing over-labelling and translation services • Demonstrate compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards • Pass comprehensive quality, risk and commercial assessments before and during the contract

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract is only for licensed pharmaceutical importers and distributors with MHRA approval. Small tradespeople, general builders, or businesses without pharmaceutical import licences cannot bid. The value is approximately £36 million per year, making this a major pharmaceutical supply contract requiring significant infrastructure, regulatory credentials and financial capacity.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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