How to win: NEYPPC Pharmacy - Unlicensed Imported Medicines (wave 2)

About this contract

The North East and Yorkshire NHS Pharmaceutical Purchasing Consortium intends to establish a framework agreement for the supply of Unlicensed Imported Medicines on behalf of NHS organisations and other eligible public sector bodies. The framework will provide access to a defined range of unlicensed imported medicines, including products requiring over-labelling and translation. These medicines do not hold a UK Marketing Authorisation but are licensed in their country of origin and may be imported and supplied in accordance with Regulation 167 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 where a patient's clinical needs cannot be met by a suitable licensed alternative. Suppliers will be required to hold all relevant MHRA licences, authorisations and approvals necessary to import, distribute and supply unlicensed medicines within the UK, and to demonstrate compliance with applicable Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards. The framework will provide participating organisations with access to safe, compliant and quality-assured products through a robust and competitive procurement arrangement. Products and suppliers will be subject to comprehensive

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £36,095,686.53, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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