Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of Proleukin
Notice Description
Cardiff University's School of Medicine are conducting research which requires trial patients to be issued with doses of Proleukin. This is an essential element of the research and cannot be changed. Cardiff University intends to purchase a number of these Proluekin doses in order for the research to be conducted.
Procurement Information
As far as we are currently aware, the only source available to the University to source Proleukin from is a pharmaceutical company in Ireland, who have exclusive distribution rights from the US manufacturer. We are currently chasing a formal confirmation of this, following an informal confirmation being received previously. Once this confirmation is received, we intend on directly awarding to the Irish distributor.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050471
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015729-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £220,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 8 May 2025 - 30 May 2025 30 days
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@cardiff.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF24 4HQ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015729-2025
17th April 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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