Notice Information
Notice Title
Planned Tender for CDMO Provider
Notice Description
Cardiff University are issuing this PPN to make the market aware that we intend on going out to market to secure an experienced and competent CDMO to facilitate the manufacturing and delivery of medicines related to an ongoing medical/pharmaceutical research project. PLEASE NOTE - PME has been conducted with select CDMO providers in advance of this tender under NDAs. A summary of said PME is available to interested parties in advance of the tender itself, for those who complete and return the attached NDA. Should an interested party fail to return an NDA for access to PME early as part of this notice, an NDA will be required upon joining of the published tender, where the PME detail will also be available. Should an NDA be returned before the publishing of this tender, please email the completed NDAs to Procurement@cardiff.ac.uk for us to review, countersign, and provide the PME detail for your review.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ea44
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077733-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
73100000 - Research and experimental development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £452,168 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jan 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- rower4@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
- TLL2 East Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077733-2025
27th November 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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