AwardedAwarded 27 August 2026
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals - Wave 16a
NHS England · NHS and health
In brief
NHS England awarded medical supplies work to Teva UK Limited, Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd and Milpharm Limited and 99 others on 27 August 2026.
It is a framework worth up to £799,311,560 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
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.
What the notice says
NHS National Framework for Generics Pharmaceuticals Wave 16a
Offer reference number: CM/PHG/24/5714
Period of framework agreement: Dates detailed below, with an option or options to extend (at the authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 48 months. Potential periods of call-offs under the framework agreement:
CM/PHG/24/5714/01 Oral (plus non-parenteral) products:
CESW/LSNE/NWLN: 01/02/2027 to 31/05/2030 (40 months)
CM/PHG/24/5714/02 Hospital only products:
DLN: 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2029 (24 months)
DNW: 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2029 (24 months)
CM/PHG/24/5714/03 Hospital only (housekeeping) products:
DCE/DSW: 01/02/2027 to 30/09/2027 (8 months)
DLS/DNE: 01/02/2027 to 31/05/2028 (16 months)
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 - CM/PHG/24/5714/01 Oral (plus non-parenteral) products 1 February 2027 to 31 May 2030 What this lot coversPotential periods of call-offs under the framework agreement: CM/PHG/24/5714/01 Oral (plus non-parenteral) products: CESW/LSNE/NWLN: 01/02/2027 to 31/05/2030 (40 months) | Medical equipment and supplies | £39,328,544 |
| Lot 2 - CM/PHG/24/5714/02 Hospital only products 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2029 What this lot coversPotential periods of call-offs under the framework agreement: CM/PHG/24/5714/02 Hospital only products: DLN: 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2029 (24 months) DNW: 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2029 (24 months) | Medical equipment and supplies | £555,563,272 |
| Lot 3 - CM/PHG/24/5714/03 Hospital only (housekeeping) products 1 February 2027 to 31 May 2028 What this lot coversPotential periods of call-offs under the framework agreement: CM/PHG/24/5714/03 Hospital only (housekeeping) products: DCE/DSW: 01/02/2027 to 30/09/2027 (8 months) DLS/DNE: 01/02/2027 to 31/05/2028 (16 months) | Medical equipment and supplies | £204,419,744 |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teva UK Limited Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd Milpharm Limited Sandoz Limited Aspire Pharma Limited (SME) Crescent Pharma Limited Ennogen Healthcare International Limited Brown and Burk UK Ltd (SME) Sun Pharma UK Limited (SME) Mercury Pharmaceuticals Ltd Flynn Pharma Ltd (SME) Novumgen Limited (SME) Drugsrus Ltd Farmak UK (SME) Kent Pharmaceuticals Ltd RPH Pharmaceuticals AB (SME) Necessity Supplies Limited (SME) Strides Pharma UK Ltd (SME) Torrent Pharma UK Ltd (SME) Medreich PLC (SME) 49 bids received | Lot 1 - CM/PHG/24/5714/01 Oral (plus non-parenteral) products | £15,529,352 | Awarded 27 August 2026 |
| Roche Products Ltd B. Braun Medical Limited Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited Baxter Healthcare Ltd Accord-UK Ltd Teva UK Limited Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd Fresenius Kabi Limited Thornton & Ross Limited Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Limited DR Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Limited (SME) Celix Pharma Ltd (SME) Takeda UK Limited (SME) Cipla (Eu) Limited CST Pharma Limited (SME) Glaxosmithkline UK Limited Milpharm Limited Orifarm UK Ltd (SME) Pfizer Limited Sandoz Limited Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd Clinigen Healthcare Limited Gilead Sciences Limited Amarox Limited (SME) Aspire Pharma Limited (SME) Wockhardt UK Limited (SME) Colonis Pharma Ltd (SME) Crescent Pharma Limited Day Lewis Medical Ltd (SME) Ennogen Healthcare International Limited Morningside Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Selective Supplies Limited (SME) Brown and Burk UK Ltd (SME) Ascend Laboratories (SME) Hikma Pharmaceuticals International Ltd (SME) Macarthys Laboratories Limited Sun Pharma UK Limited (SME) Lipomed AG (SME) Reig Jofre UK limited (SME) Mercury Pharmaceuticals Ltd Bowmed Ibisqus Ltd (SME) Chiesi Ltd Desitin Pharma Ltd (SME) Esteve Pharmaceuticals Limited (SME) Flexipharm Austrading Ltd (SME) Flynn Pharma Ltd (SME) Medac Pharma LLP Novumgen Limited (SME) Provepharm UK Ltd (SME) Tillomed Laboratories Limited Torbay Pharmaceuticals (SME) Pierre Fabre Limited Pari Medical Limited (SME) Drugsrus Ltd Farmak UK (SME) Grindeks Kalceks UK Ltd (SME) Hameln Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Kent Pharmaceuticals Ltd Lundbeck Ltd (SME) SVP Pharma Ltd (SME) Consilient Health Ltd (SME) RPH Pharmaceuticals AB (SME) Zydus Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd (SME) AFT Pharma UK (SME) Arcadia Pharma Ltd T/A Arcadia Medical (SME) AGB Pharma (SME) Aguettant Ltd AOP Orphan Ltd Ascot Laboratories Ltd (SME) Aspen Pharmacare UK Limited (SME) Biocon Eramol (UK) Ltd Fontus Health Ltd (SME) Galvany Pharma Ltd (SME) Gennisium Pharma (SME) Macleods Pharma UK Limited (SME) Macure Pharma ApS (SME) MSN Laboratories Europe Limited (SME) Necessity Supplies Limited (SME) Neon Healthcare Ltd (SME) Neuraxpharm UK Ltd (SME) Otsuka Pharmaceuticals UK Limited (SME) Panpharma UK Limited (SME) Perennial Pharma Ltd Phoenix Lab (SME) Piramal Critical care Limited (SME) ROVI Biotech Ltd (SME) Seacross Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Strides Pharma UK Ltd (SME) Synchrony (SME) Thea Pharmaceuticals Limited Torrent Pharma UK Ltd (SME) Vantage Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Waymade PLC (SME) Unicorn Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Ferring Pharmaceuticals Limited Brancaster Pharma Limited (SME) Northumbria Pharma Thrombosis Limited (SME) Ridge Pharma Limited (SME) Serb Ltd (SME) Usv UK Limited (SME) 122 bids received | Lot 2 - CM/PHG/24/5714/02 Hospital only products | £393,331,872 | Awarded 27 August 2026 |
| B. Braun Medical Limited Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited Baxter Healthcare Ltd Accord-UK Ltd Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd Fresenius Kabi Limited Thornton & Ross Limited DR Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Limited (SME) Celix Pharma Ltd (SME) Cipla (Eu) Limited Milpharm Limited Pfizer Limited Sandoz Limited Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd Clinigen Healthcare Limited Amarox Limited (SME) Day Lewis Medical Ltd (SME) Morningside Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Brown and Burk UK Ltd (SME) Ascend Laboratories (SME) Hikma Pharmaceuticals International Ltd (SME) Macarthys Laboratories Limited Sun Pharma UK Limited (SME) Mercury Pharmaceuticals Ltd Novumgen Limited (SME) Provepharm UK Ltd (SME) Tillomed Laboratories Limited Farmak UK (SME) Grindeks Kalceks UK Ltd (SME) Hameln Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Kent Pharmaceuticals Ltd Lundbeck Ltd (SME) RPH Pharmaceuticals AB (SME) Galvany Pharma Ltd (SME) Macleods Pharma UK Limited (SME) MSN Laboratories Europe Limited (SME) Neon Healthcare Ltd (SME) Perennial Pharma Ltd Unicorn Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SME) Ferring Pharmaceuticals Limited Brancaster Pharma Limited (SME) Ridge Pharma Limited (SME) Serb Ltd (SME) 66 bids received | Lot 3 - CM/PHG/24/5714/03 Hospital only (housekeeping) products | £21,026,178 | Awarded 27 August 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 037725-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 041573-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 082784-2026
Last time this was bought
NHS National Generics Pharmaceuticals - Supply Chain Resilience
- Won by
- Teva UK Limited, Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd, Cipla (Eu) Limited, Milpharm Limited and 22 more
- Awarded
- 19 May 2026
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Contract ends
- 31 May 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
1018Awards
414Suppliers 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 037725-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 24 April 2026, last updated 1 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.