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De-risking the Uk's antibiotic supply chain 2026

Department of Health and Social Care (London) · published 21 Jan 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID4b979d05-027d-4606-85d6-e4abb21a5b00-880108
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-d72af3a6-304b-4931-8be6-791883acc5d1
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-239932
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£80,000
award field
Tender value
£80,000
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Category
services
CPV
79310000
Market research services
Delivery
Not stated
SW1H 0EU
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Research and insight report on the antibiotic supply chain resilience in the UK. The report will provide insight into antibiotic supply chains, with particular attention to vulnerabilities arising from concentrated production in high dependency countries. Contract initial term is up to 31/03/2026 with option to extend for further period or periods up to 3 months. Value £80,000 excluding VAT

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release21 Jan 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published16 Dec 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published21 Jan 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2026
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Published 21 Jan 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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