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NHS National Framework for Ruxolitinib

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 £105,900,000 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 April 2028.

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

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 85 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 £105,900,000 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 Ruxolitinib Offer reference number: CM/TNS/26/5755 Period of framework: 01 April 2028 to 31 March 2029 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months Published By: Medicines Procurement and Supply Chain - NHS Medicines Value & Access, NHS England

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 036862-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 040198-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 083136-2026

Last time this was bought

NHS National Branded Interim - 1 June 2026

Awarded
28 April 2026
Value
£529,090,780
Bids
53
Contract ends
30 April 2028

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

476

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 soon16 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 036862-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 April 2026, last updated 2 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.