Signal · Supply Chain & Logistics

Contract award: NHS England - NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals - Wave 16a (GBP 393,331,872)

UK Find a Tender Service OCDS API Authoritative source Published 9th October 2026 United Kingdom

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What the source reported

Source-reported

Contract award notice published on UK Find a Tender by NHS England. Procurement: NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals - Wave 16a. Description: 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/ Category: goods. Value: GBP 393,331,872 (largest of 3 stated award/contract values). Supplier(s): ASPIRE PHARMA LIMITED, BROWN & BURK UK LIMITED, CRESCENT PHARMA LIMITED, DRUGSRUS LIMITED, ENNOGEN HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED and others.

Publication: UK Find a Tender Service OCDS API · Government/Regulator
Published: 9th October 2026
Original report: find-tender.service.gov.uk

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Category: Supply Chain & Logistics
Geography: United Kingdom
Organisations: None identified
Collected: 9th October 2026 · 09:04

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

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Significance 2 · Moderate

Confidence 3 · Moderate

Initial Significance Moderate (20.4/100). Strongest contributor: Likely Event Severity (9.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Entity Criticality (2.0/20 points). Initial Confidence Moderate (62.75/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (40.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).

Strongest contributor: Likely Event Severity
Limiting factor: Entity Criticality

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Initial assessment ⓘMore about Initial Signal AssessmentProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.