Commercial Partner for Aseptic Services

The Founding NHS Trusts seek a commercial partner to establish an innovative company to design, build, commission, and operate a purpose-built MHRA-licensed aseptic manufacturing facility serving the West Midlands region. The Founding NHS Trusts would be an associate having significant control. This partnership will address critical regional infrastructure challenges where aging NHS facilities require significant capital investment. The model would seek to leverage commercial capital (£20 million+) and operational expertise while maintaining NHS clinical governance and providing founding trusts with at-cost services.

Chemotherapy and cytotoxic preparations

CIVAS (Centralised Intravenous Additive Services)

OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy)

Non-cytotoxic monoclonal antibodies

Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs)

Other sterile preparations (intrathecal, intra-articular, epidural, ophthalmic)

Excluded: Radiopharmaceuticals, Clinical trial/IMP preparation

The Founding NHS Trusts intend to conduct Preliminary Market Engagement following publication of this notice and prior to publishing the Tender Notice.

Purpose:

Present detailed commercial opportunity to potential bidders. Gather market intelligence on innovative facility design and operational approaches.

CONTRACTING AUTHORITY RIGHTS

The Founding NHS Trusts reserve the right to:

Amend or cancel the procurement at any stage

Vary the procurement timetable

Request clarifications or additional information

Reject any or all tenders

Negotiate final terms with preferred bidder to inform final business case for sign-off by the Founding Trust Boards and NHSE

Not award a contract if no suitable bidder is identified

It also needs to be noted that Cabinet Office Spend Controls prior to ITT release would need to approve the progression.