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Awarded· 26 Nov 2025

BH_NonClinical_Pharmacy_Car-T

Barts Health NHS Trust · Tower Hamlets, Greater London

Barts Health NHS Trust has awarded BH_NonClinical_Pharmacy_Car-T. It is a contract for other health and social care in Tower Hamlets.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 26 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 09:46

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. Next

    2030

    Contract ends

    5 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Barts Health NHS Trust has awarded BH_NonClinical_Pharmacy_Car-T. It is a contract for other health and social care in Tower Hamlets. The contract went to Bristol Myers Squibb. It was awarded on 26 November 2025. The awarded value is £2,100,000. The contract runs from 8 December 2025 to 5 December 2030. It lasts 5 years.

It is run as a direct award. Find a Tender published it on 26 November 2025. The notice number is 077086-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e8d3.

Summary of the contracting process

Barts Health NHS Trust, located in London, has completed a procurement process for the provision of CAR-T therapy products, a cutting-edge personalised immunotherapy treatment to fight cancer. The contract is under the industry category of medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and pharmacy services, and it was directly awarded to Bristol Myers Squibb due to their unique capabilities in this area.

The contract, which has a start date of 8th December 2025, will have an initial duration of five years with an option to extend for an additional five years. There are no minimum order commitments, and prices are capped at those approved by NICE/NHS England.

Large suppliers with capacity to provide sophisticated medical treatments like CAR-T therapy may find this contract with the public healthcare sector advantageous in establishing long-term partnerships.

The notice in full

CAR-T therapy (Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy) is a new personalised immunotherapy treatment where a patient's T cells are genetically modified to target cancer cells. The proposed contractor, Bristol Myers Squibb, will supply privately developed CAR T products At the time of writing it is only offered at 8 sites across the UK.

The proposed contract is for 5 years with the option to extend by up to a further 5 years. The contract does not commit the Trust to place a minimum or any Order. The price paid to the supplier with be capped at NICE / NHS England approved list prices.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
8 Dec 2025 to 5 Dec 2030 (5 years)
Awarded to
Bristol Myers Squibb
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Direct award
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Awards value
£2,100,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Pending

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
077086-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e8d3
CPV code
33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products; 85149000 - Pharmacy services
CPV division
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products; 85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Barts Health NHS Trust is based in Tower Hamlets. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Town
East London
Postcode
E14 5HJ
Electoral ward
Blackwall & Cubitt Town
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse
Region
Greater London
Sub-region
Tower Hamlets
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Barts Health NHS Trust
Category
Services
Address
London, E14 5HJ · Greater London · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Bristol Myers Squibb
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£2,100,000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about BH_NonClinical_Pharmacy_Car-T

Who won the BH_NonClinical_Pharmacy_Car-T contract?

Barts Health NHS Trust awarded the contract to Bristol Myers Squibb on 26 November 2025. It is due to end on 5 December 2030, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the BH_NonClinical_Pharmacy_Car-T contract worth?

The awarded value is £2,100,000. The contract runs from 8 December 2025 to 5 December 2030 (5 years).

Who is the buyer for BH_NonClinical_Pharmacy_Car-T?

Barts Health NHS Trust, based in Tower Hamlets, Greater London.

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