Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be9-2350-72f9-9599-a1d198e0e60e/nhs-national-framework-for-generics-orals-non-parenteral-housekeeping

Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# NHS National Framework for Generics Orals, Non-Parenteral & Housekeeping

[NHS England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-england)

Estimated value

£432,283,092

Published

21 Sept 2026

Deadline

Closes today

19 Oct 2026

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

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- Split into 2 lots

    You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver.
- Sets up a framework

    Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

NHS National Framework for Generics Orals, Non-Parenteral & Housekeeping

### Offer Reference number: CM/PHG/25/5738

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/25/5738/01 - Oral & Non-Parenteral Products:

CESW (Central/Midlands and Southwest): 1st June 2027 to 31st May 2030 (36 months)

LSNE (London South and Northeast 1st June 2027 to 31st May 2030 (36 months)

NWLN (Northwest and London North): 1st June 2027 to 31st May 2030 (36 months)

CM/PHG/25/5738/02 – Hospital Only (Orals, Non-Parenteral & Housekeeping) Products:

DCE (Central/Midlands) & DSW (Southwest): 1st June 2027 to 30th September 2029 (28 months)

DLS (London South) & DNE (Northeast): 1st June 2027 to 31st May 2028 (12 months)

DNW (Northwest) & DLN (London North): 1st June 2027 to 31st January 2029 (20 months)

## CPV classification

Pharmaceutical products

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06f21e-2026-09-21T11:46:42+01:00

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06f21e-2026-09-21T11:46:42+01:00)

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