Invitation to tender for Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) Support – TOCSINS

Provision of clinical trial supply chain services, including import, labelling, and distribution of investigational medicinal products for international research.

• Handle receipt of clinical trial Investigational Medicinal Product from the manufacturer, import, labelling and distribution to in-country sites and teams
• Support the trial in Brazil and Ghana involving two oral drugs
• Deliver the initial dose to a remote community clinic or ambulance vehicle in the field, with subsequent doses stored and given from the hospital site during participant admission

Terms and requirements

Contract type

Single service contract

Procedure

Open procedure

Initial term

36 months

Extensions

12 months + 12 months

Longest it can run

60 months

Contract dates

11 November 2025 to 16 September 2028

Certifications asked for

None stated

Lots

1

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Suitable for charities and social enterprises

Yes

Category

Services

CPV codes

33698000, 79920000, 79921000

Services in this contract

• International freight forwarding and shippingMain service£27k typicalImport, labelling and distribution of trial IMP to Brazil and Ghana sites

Lifecycle

1. Published
   9 June 2025
2. Contract awardedto Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust trading as "Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials"
   1 September 2025
3. Contract starts
   11 November 2025
4. Contract ends
   16 September 2028