Coming up· published 23 May 2025
Unlicensed Imported Medicines
East of England NHS Collaborative Hub · South Cambridgeshire, East
East of England NHS Collaborative Hub is planning Unlicensed Imported Medicines. It is a framework for other health and social care in South Cambridgeshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 23 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 08:11
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
East of England NHS Collaborative Hub is planning Unlicensed Imported Medicines. It is a framework for other health and social care in South Cambridgeshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £83,000,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2028. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 23 May 2025. The notice number is 025534-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051ff1.
Summary of the contracting process
The East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for "Unlicensed Imported Medicines". This upcoming tender aims to establish a safe and cost-effective framework for medicines that are imported into the UK but lack UK marketing authorisation, ensuring consistent and centralised quality assurance across individual NHS Trusts.
The procurement is classified under the pharmaceutical products and pharmacy services industry categories, encompassing both goods and services. The framework will operate within the UK, with an anticipated contract period from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028, potentially extending up to 2034. Businesses can expect a future notice of this procurement to be published by 1 October 2025.
This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in pharmaceutical products and pharmacy services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), given the suitability criteria outlined.
The notice in full
To provide a safe, cost effective framework for Imported Unlicensed Medicines - medicines originating into the UK which has marketing authorisation and is licensed in the country of origin but does not have a UK marketing authorisation. This framework will provide centralised quality assurance for these medicines to ensure they are assessed in a safe, consistent manner and reducing duplication of assessments currently undertaken by individual Trusts
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Goods
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2028 (2 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £83,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 025534-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051ff1
- CPV code
- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products; 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Town
- Cambridge
- Postcode
- CB21 5XA
- Electoral ward
- Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Cambridgeshire CC
- Area
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- East of England NHS Collaborative Hub
- Category
- Goods
- Address
- Fulbourn, CB21 5XA · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Unlicensed Imported Medicines
When will the Unlicensed Imported Medicines tender open?
East of England NHS Collaborative Hub has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Unlicensed Imported Medicines contract worth?
The estimated value is £83,000,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for Unlicensed Imported Medicines?
East of England NHS Collaborative Hub, based in South Cambridgeshire, East.
How do I bid for Unlicensed Imported Medicines?
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- Read the early notice in full.
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