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NHS England Awarded Framework Agreement for Proprietary Pharmaceuticals Supply in North of England (Tranche B)

Awarded 01 Mar 2018

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Awarded01 Mar 2018
Value£521,100,000.00
SupplierFerring Pharmaceuticals Limited,Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,Gedeon Richter UK Ltd,ELI LILLY & COMPANY LIMITED,Gilead Sciences,Genzyme Therapeutics Ltd,Intrapharm Laboratories Ltd,Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd,Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd,Ipsen Limited,UCB PHARMA LTD,MSD,Mercury Pharmaceuticals Limited,Pharmasure Ltd,Sandoz Ltd,Roche Products Ltd,LEO Pharma,TAKEDA UK,Boehringer Ingelheim,TEVA UK Ltd,Pfizer Ltd,ROVI Biotech Limited,Janssen-Cilag Ltd,Novo Nordisk Ltd,Bayer Plc,Astellas Pharma Ltd,Aventis Pharma Ltd trading as Sanofi,Merck,Biogen Ltd.,Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd
AgencyNHS England
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 6y 8mo ago2y term
Awarded 1 Mar 2018Expired 29 Feb 2020

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NHS England awarded a framework agreement to Ferring Pharmaceuticals Limited, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Gedeon Richter UK Ltd, Eli Lilly & Company Limited, Gilead Sciences, Genzyme Therapeutics Ltd, Intrapharm Laboratories Ltd, and Novartis for the supply of proprietary pharmaceuticals to participating authorities in the NHS North of England region.

The framework period ran from 01 March 2018 to 29 February 2020, with an option to extend for up to a total of 24 months at the Authority's discretion.

The contract value was £521,100,000.

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