Notice Information
Notice Title
Primary human cells for Organ-on-chip studies
Notice Description
This VEAT notice indicates that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) intends to directly award a contract to Lonza Group UK Ltd for the purchase of HLA-typed human small airway epithelial cells (SAEC), lung microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC-L), and human immune cells (PBMC) over a three-year period.
Lot Information
Lot 1
UKHSA requires to purchase HLA typed matching human small airway epithelial cells (SAEC), lung microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC-L) and human immune cells (PMBC) over a 3-year period. Cells will be used in an established human Lung on a Chip (LoC) system at Porton Down. In order that LoC platforms can generate the most representative models of human organs, cells harvested directly from recently deceased, healthy humans are required (primary human cells). UKHSA believes that the only supplier that has a large enough clinical network underpinning their catalogue to maximise availability of donors to UKHSA (and the critical donor information including HLA type) is Lonza Group. Supply of these specific cells are limited. While suppliers/re-sellers of some cell types could be found, the requirement for having SAEC and MVEC from the same donor along with a large bank of Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) donors in order to maximise compatibility excluded the majority of the small operations and re-sellers. Therefore, a decision has been made to enter into a 3-year agreement with Lonza Group for this procurement with 12-month extension option available.
Options: 12 month contract extension option available.
Procurement Information
Competition is absent for technical reasons.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-048446
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023084-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33696500 - Laboratory reagents
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jul 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Jul 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACTING AS PART OF THE CROWN THROUGH UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Commercial Operations
- Contact Email
- procurementnotices@ukhsa.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 4PU
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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