AwardedAwarded 28 April 2026

NHS National Branded Interim - 1 June 2026

NHS England · NHS and health

In brief

NHS England awarded medical supplies work to Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited, Accord-UK Ltd and Teva UK Limited and 48 others on 28 April 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £1,346,663,020 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 23 months, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

Provision of an NHS National Branded Interim - 1 June 2026 01/06/2026 - 30/04/2028 23 Months with an option or options to extend at the discretion of the authority up to a maximum of 25 months

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited Accord-UK Ltd Teva UK Limited (SME) Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd (SME) Thornton & Ross Limited Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Limited Takeda UK Limited (SME) AVENTIS PHARMA LIMITED t-a Sanofi Cipla (Eu) Limited CST Pharma Limited (SME) Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd Pfizer Limited Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd (SME) Janssen-Cilag Limited Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Ltd (SME) Aspire Pharma Limited (SME) Day Lewis Medical Ltd Morningside Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Selective Supplies Limited (SME) Ascend Laboratories (SME) Macarthys Laboratories Limited Sun Pharma UK Limited (SME) Mercury Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Esteve Pharmaceuticals Limited (SME) Flexipharm Austrading Ltd Flynn Pharma Ltd (SME) Lupin Healthcare (UK) Limited (SME) Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Stirling Anglian Pharmaceuticals Limited Medac Pharma LLP (SME) Consilient Health Ltd (SME) Zydus Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd (SME) Essential Pharma LogixX Pharma Ltd (SME) Merck Sharpe & Dohme (UK) Limited MSN Laboratories Europe Limited (SME) Neuraxpharm UK Ltd (SME) Synchrony (SME) Thea Pharmaceuticals Limited Unicorn Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Serb Ltd (SME) Astrazeneca UK Limited Santen UK Limited (SME) Camurus Ab (SME) Eumedica Pharma Ltd (SME) Grunenthal Limited (SME) Nordic Pharma Limited (SME) Norgine Pharmaceuticals Limited Orphalan UK Ltd (SME) Renascience Pharma Limited (SME) Syri Limited (SME) 53 bids received	£529,090,780	Awarded 10 April 2026 1 June 2026 to 30 April 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

22 December 2025Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 085478-2025
23 December 2025Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 085750-2025
29 December 2025Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 086256-2025
3 February 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 009548-2026
16 April 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 034841-2026
22 May 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 047944-2026

About the buyer

NHS EnglandLast 12 months

Procurements

1187

Awards

475

Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies

Accord-UK Ltd11 contracts
Teva UK Limited10 contracts
Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd10 contracts
Milpharm Limited8 contracts
Thornton & Ross Limited8 contracts

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From notice 085478-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 22 December 2025, last updated 22 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.