germany-wuppertal: pharmaceutical products./ drug discount contracts with option to join - 0040-rvbeitr.57-2022./ this announcement does not relate to the award of a public contract within the meaning of the procurement coordination directive (2014/24/eu) or antitrust law. in the interest of providing interested pharmaceutical companies with information that is as broad as possible, this announcement is made in the supplement to the official journal of the european union. the designation "open procedure" (section iv.1.1) used in the context of the present announcement text is due to the specifications of the announcement form. neither this nor the use of the "ted" medium is associated with any submission to public procurement regulations, the validity of which is not mandatory by law or public procurement regulations. it is a work agreement with an option to join, which relates to various active ingredients.