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23 Apr 2021 at 13:42

Summary of the contracting process

Public Health England is conducting the "National Microbiology Framework - Lot 2: Research and Development Goods and Services" tender, with a total estimated value of £1.5 billion. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, following an open procedure above the threshold. The contract commenced on 23 April 2021 and is set to end on 22 April 2023, with options for extension for up to an additional two years. This framework encompasses multiple lots, including diagnostics and clinical laboratory testing, covering the delivery of goods and services across the UK and beyond, including European and overseas territories.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses within the medical equipment and pharmaceutical sectors, particularly those focused on research and development, diagnostics, and laboratory services. Companies that can offer innovative goods and services for qualitative and quantitative examination of samples, such as assay kits and related equipment, will be particularly competitive. The open nature of this procurement encourages small and medium-sized enterprises to participate, enabling the introduction of novel products and solutions to meet the evolving demands of healthcare diagnostics.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

National Microbiology Framework - Lot 2: Research and Development Goods and Services

Notice Description

Lot 2 is for the supply of goods and/or services for the qualitative/quantitative examination of specimens/samples and the development of assays/kits/medical or therapeutic products. This Lot consists of goods and services mainly for research and development, experimentation and study therefore CE marked (or UKCA marked) is not mandatory. This Lot includes provisions for reagent rental and managed equipment services. Please note that this Award Notice is for Lot 2, however the Framework Agreement encompasses the following four lots: - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services - Lot 2: Research and Development Goods and Services - Lot 3: Manufacturing, Product Development and Commercialisation - Lot 4: Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Services Additional information: The term of the framework is for an initial 2 years with options to extend by up to a further 2 years. The value attributed to each Lot is an approximate estimate only, the actual values will be to such level as those purchasing under the Framework Agreement consider necessary to provide suitable requirements. The scope of this Framework Agreement covers Goods and Services that are subject to rapid and frequent improvements, advancements and new scientific and technical developments. Therefore, to keep this Framework Agreement in line with the latest market and scientific developments so as to ensure that patients and other end users have ongoing access to state of the art diagnostics for the duration of this Framework Agreement successful Suppliers will be able to propose new and/or updated Goods and/or Services to be added to a Supplier's range under the Framework Agreement if one or more of the following circumstances apply: - Where the proposed updated Goods or Services fall within the general scope of this procurement as set out as part of this OJEU Contract Notice (i.e. fall within an existing main or supplementary CPV code as may be referred to in this Contract Notice and/or the description sections of this Contract Notice); - Where the proposed new Goods or Services fall within the broad categories of Goods or Services covered by this Framework Agreement (i.e. fall within an existing main or supplementary CPV code as may be referred to in this Contract Notice and/or the broad categories of Goods and/or Services referred to in any of the description sections of this Contract Notice), but are new to the market. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of any testing services, this will allow Suppliers to offer new types of tests, new test kits, related new equipment / products, related new consumables and related new Services as and when they become available during the duration of the Framework Agreement provided they fall within an existing main or supplementary CPV code as may be referred to in this Contract Notice and/or the broad categories of Goods and/or Services referred to in any of the description sections of this Contract Notice); - Where the proposed new or updated Goods or Services reflect a product or service line extension (i.e. are new, modified or updated products or services in the same category of Goods or Services already supplied by a Supplier under this Framework Agreement); or - Where the proposed new or updated Goods or Services reflect a range extension (i.e. are new, modified or updated products or services that reflect an expansion of the Supplier's range in the same category of Goods or Services already supplied by a Supplier under this Framework Agreement).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-14133027-6a6f-4a1f-8518-268021f54a78
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/babba604-719a-4dcf-9225-c17719e533f9
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products


CPV Codes

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33100000 - Medical equipments

33124100 - Diagnostic devices

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,500,000,000 £1B-£10B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 May 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Dec 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Mar 20215 years ago
Contract Period
23 Apr 2021 - 22 Apr 2023 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Public Health England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW9 5EQ
Postcode Area
North West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI71 Barnet
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Barnet
Electoral Ward
Colindale South
Westminster Constituency
Hendon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
69
Supplier Names

Mornington 2000 LLP

A.Menarini Diagnostics Ltd

Abcam PLC

Acarrier Limited

Agena Bioscience GmbH

Appleton Woods Ltd

AusDiagnostics UK Ltd

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Limited

Becton Dickinson U.K. Limited

BGI Genomics UK CO LTD

BioConnections Ltd

Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited

Bioserv UK Limited

BioSpyder Technologies, Inc.

Bio-Techne Ltd

Cambridge Bioscience Ltd

Cambridge Life Sciences Limited

Clent Life Science

Don Whitley Scientific Limited

Euroimmun UK Ltd

Fisher Scientific UK

Fujirebio Europe

GeneFirst Limited

Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd

Greiner Bio-One Ltd

Hamilton Sales and Service UK Ltd

Healthlinked Ltd

Hologic LTD.

Illumina Cambridge Limited

Immensa Health Clinic Ltd

Eurofins Biomnis UK Ltd

Intertek Testing & Certification Limited

LGC Genomics Limited

Life Technologies Ltd

Luminex Corporation

Malvern Medical Developments Ltd

MGI International Sales Co. Ltd

Microbial Genomics Ltd / (Trading as) MicrobesNG

Natural History Museum Trading Company Ltd

New England Biolabs

Oxford Biosystems Ltd

Oxford Immunotec Ltd

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd

PCR Biosystems

Revvity (UK) Limited

ProMake Ltd

Promega UK Ltd

Europlaz Technologies Ltd

QIAGEN Ltd

Quanterix Corporation

QuantuMDx Group Limited

Randox Laboratories Ltd

Roche Diagnostics Ltd

Sarstedt Ltd

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Ltd

Stratech Scientific Ltd

Sysmex UK Limited

Tecan UK Limited

Technopath Distribution Ltd

Teva UK Limited

Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited

Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Limited

Sterilin Ltd

Una Health Ltd

VH Bio

VWR International Ltd

Wolf Laboratories Limited

Yourgene Health UK

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