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NHS National Framework for Cladribine tablets

NHS England · NHS and health

In brief

NHS England has announced plans to buy medical supplies work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £61,200,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 117 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £61,200,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Project title: NHS National Framework for Cladribine tablets Offer reference number: CM/TNS/26/5765 Suppliers who are planning to introduce the molecule(s) detailed in the framework title, or who have any questions regarding a potential upcoming procurement exercise, are invited to contact the MPSC New Market Developments Team. Please email [email removed], [email removed], and [email removed]

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 062573-2026

Last time this was bought

NHS National Framework for Etravirine 200mg tablets, Raltegravir 400mg tablets, Ritonavir 100mg tablets

Awarded
12 August 2026
Value
£8,545,000
Bids
4
Contract ends
31 October 2027

Matched on NHS England, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

NHS EnglandLast 12 months

Procurements

1187

Awards

475

Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies

  1. NHS National Framework for Ferric Carboxymaltose injection

    NHS EnglandNorth East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestMedical equipment and supplies

    Closing soon7 hours leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £38.2mframework ceiling
  2. NHS National Framework for Generics Orals, Non-Parenteral & Housekeeping

    NHS EnglandNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestMedical equipment and supplies

    Open20 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £432mframework ceiling

From notice 062573-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.