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A multi-drug resistant pathogen reference strain and clinical isolate collection

MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED

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Award

06 Feb 2024 at 13:38

Award

14 Dec 2023 at 13:49

Summary of the contracting process

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has been awarded a contract for a multi-drug resistant pathogen reference strain and clinical isolate collection by MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED. The procurement falls under services, with the main procurement category being research and development consultancy services. The tender was awarded through a limited procurement method with the status of "cancelled" and a unique procurement method rationale. The contract, valued at £695,718, was signed on 2nd January 2024.

This procurement process provides an opportunity for businesses in the research and development consultancy services industry, particularly those focused on antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The procurement stage has been completed, and the buying organisation, UKHSA, will be utilising its unique capabilities to support the aims of the project. The contract involves the continued expansion and characterisation of the strain and isolate collection to ensure it reflects contemporary multi-drug resistant and epidemic lineages of target pathogens, benefiting projects in antimicrobial research and wider antimicrobial resistance (AMR) community.

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Notice Title

A multi-drug resistant pathogen reference strain and clinical isolate collection

Notice Description

A multi-drug resistant pathogen reference strain and clinical isolate collection representative of pathogens and resistance mechanisms directly aligned to the PACE first funding call that can be used by the provider to generate antimicrobial susceptibility data across PACE-funded projects and that can be made available to PACE awardees for onward project progression. Continued expansion and characterisation of the strain and isolate collection to ensure it remains reflective of contemporary and genomically diverse multi-drug resistant and epidemic lineages of target pathogens (~20-30 strains) across E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii and S. aureus. This expanded collection will be made available for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) across PACE-funded projects and the wider AMR community.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The UKHSA are well positioned to provide the services required by PACE for PACE portfolio funded projects and the wider AMR community. This will include but not be limited to the following: AST against a well characterised (including phenotypically, whole-genome sequenced with full antibiogram data) set of isolates and strains directly relevant to the PACE funding call, and; AST data delivered according to industry standards, and; Provided in an open-access environment, enabling PACE awardees to directly learn from and access the lab capability provided for onward studies, and; An opportunity to transfer specific isolates to PACE awardee labs for onward studies, and; The isolate bank will be evolved using the latest surveillance and national reference laboratory data on clinical isolates currently circulating nationally and internationally, and; UKHSA AMR labs then enable rapid characterisation of new isolates including full antibiogram and whole genome sequencing, and; A service model that can account for diverse needs of the PACE-funded projects as they arise i.e. variations to SOPs as required and ability to provide rapid surge capacity as and when needed.

Procurement Information

Following the voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice previously published, indicating that Medicines Discovery Catapult, intends to enter into a contract with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for a multi-drug resistant pathogen reference strain and clinical isolate collection without a call to competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ((32.2(b) ii), Medicines Discovery Catapult has now entered into the contract with UKHSA. The contract is directly aligned to the PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy) first funding call that can be used by the provider to generate antimicrobial susceptibility data across PACE-funded projects and that can be made available to PACE awardees for onward project progression and will allow continued expansion and characterisation of the strain and isolate collection to ensure it remains reflective of contemporary and genomically diverse multi-drug resistant and epidemic lineages of target pathogens (~20-30 strains) across E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii and S. aureus. This expanded collection will be made available for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) across PACE-funded projects and the wider AMR community. The UKHSA maintains unique capabilities and assets that are part of the country's critical national infrastructure to support this aim, this includes; The English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR), which identifies emergence and trends in key resistance-causing pathogens. The AMRHAI (antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infections) national reference unit, part of the Bacteriology reference department (BRD) - a national and international laboratory reference centre for a bacterial infections. The isolate bank will be evolved using the latest surveillance and national reference laboratory data on clinical isolates currently circulating nationally and internationally and; UKHSA AMR labs then enable rapid characterisation of new isolates including full antibiogram and whole genome sequencing.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0425a3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003875-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£695,718 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Nov 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED
Additional Buyers

MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@md.catapult.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MACCLESFIELD
Postcode
SK10 4ZF
Post Town
Stockport
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Chelford
Westminster Constituency
Tatton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY

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