STH IMPEDE-PKD Investigational Medicinal Product Trial

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Yorkshire and the Humber
13 February 2025 to 15 April 2029

Supply of Metformin XR 500mg and matching placebo for a clinical trial involving 300 participants. The scope includes procurement or manufacture of the drugs, bespoke packaging and labelling to trial requirements, and distribution to 35-40 NHS Trusts across the UK.

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Awarded value: £400k; As published
Published: 12 June 2024
Awarded: 13 February 2025; Sharp Clinical Services (UK) Limited
Contract length: 50 months; Ends 15 April 2029

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of clinical trial supply services, including pharmaceutical manufacturing, packaging, labelling, and distribution of investigational medicinal products to NHS sites.

Supply Metformin XR 500mg and an identical placebo to 35-40 NHS Trusts across the UK
Package and label the investigational medicinal products and placebo to the Trust's requirements
Distribute the investigational medicinal products and placebo to 35-40 NHS Trusts across the UK

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Contract dates: 13 February 2025 to 15 April 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85149000, 33600000

Services in this contract

Aseptic compounding, specials and contract pharmaceutical manufacturingMain service£151k typicalInvestigational metformin and matching placebo supply, packaging and distribution for trial

Lifecycle

Published
12 June 2024
Contract awardedto Sharp Clinical Services (UK) Limited
13 February 2025
Contract starts
13 February 2025
Contract ends
15 April 2029

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/849624/sth-impede-pkd-investigational-medicinal-product-trial
Buyer reference: C289889
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. STH IMPEDE-PKD Investigational Medicinal Product Trial. Contract award, 12 June 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/849624/sth-impede-pkd-investigational-medicinal-product-trial (accessed 5 November 2026).