Award

Supply, Delivery and Installation of Automated Dissolution System for CMAC

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

22 Dec 2023 at 00:00

TenderUpdate

08 Dec 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde, based in Glasgow, UK, recently completed a procurement process for the supply, delivery, and installation of an automated dissolution system for the Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC) Hub. The contract was awarded under a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The University awarded the contract to Sotax Ltd. on 22nd December 2023. This opportunity falls under the goods category within the education sector.

This tender process led to the creation of a contract valued at £303,154.18 GBP, signed on 6th December 2023. Businesses with expertise in supplying automated systems for research purposes, such as Sotax Ltd., are well-suited to compete in such procurement opportunities. The contract offers a 54-month duration, including a lead time, warranty, and servicing provision, providing a substantial opportunity for business growth in the education and research sector.

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Notice Title

Supply, Delivery and Installation of Automated Dissolution System for CMAC

Notice Description

This Award Notice relates to the contract for the supply, delivery and installation of an automated dissolution system for the Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC) Hub. This contract has been awarded under Regulation 33.4.(a) of the Public Contract (Scotland) 2015 Regulations as the University has awarded this public contract following the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice to protect exclusive rights afforded to the contractor. Justification if this intention together with the full details of the intended contract are included further within this notice.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract has been entered into with Sotax Ltd. It is a contract for supply of a fully automated system to support Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC) Hub extensive research programme and partnerships with industrial pharmaceutical partners, as an internationally leading research centre. This contract was subject to a VEAT Notice dispatched on 08/12/2023 informing interested parties of the intention to enter into a contract.

Options: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.

Procurement Information

The University, on behalf of the Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation hub, entered into a contract with Sotax Ltd to provide a fully automated dissolution system. The dissolution system will be used by CMAC solely for research purposes and will not be used to establish commercial viability or recover research and development costs. Sotax offer a dissolution system that can perform multiple 100% unattended dissolution runs including media preparation, vacuum de-gassing, gravimetric vessel filling, multiple sample additions, sampling (resident probe and auto-lift), in vessel temperature monitoring, filtration, fast media change in line with USP requirements whilst running a test and self-cleaning. The system also makes it possible to obtain results in real-time with integrated spectroscopy (e.g UV-VIS) and collect samples offline for different analutical techniques such as HPLC. This allows CMAC, as an internationally leading research centre, to add to its dissolution testing capability with the addition of a fully automated system. Dissolution is a key part of CMAC's overall analytical capability, supporting CMAC's extensive research programme and partnerships with Tier 1 (industrial pharmaceutical) partners. As a result of the aforementioned provisions, the University awarded the contract for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Automated Dissolution System to Sotax Ltd.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000752524
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495533
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract 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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48921000 - Automation system

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£303,154 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Dec 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Contact Name
Kenneth Carlin, Category Manager
Contact Email
jemma.wylie@strath.ac.uk, kenneth.carlin@strath.ac.uk, natasha.murray@strath.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1XQ
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOTAX

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC494454
    Supply, Delivery and Installation of Automated Dissolution System for CMAC - This Voluntary Ex- Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice relates to the contract for the supply, delivery and installation of an automated dissolution system for the Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC) Hub. The contract duration is 54 months, inclusive of an anticipated 4-6 months lead time, 12 months warranty and 3 year servicing provision.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495533
    Supply, Delivery and Installation of Automated Dissolution System for CMAC - This Award Notice relates to the contract for the supply, delivery and installation of an automated dissolution system for the Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC) Hub. This contract has been awarded under Regulation 33.4.(a) of the Public Contract (Scotland) 2015 Regulations as the University has awarded this public contract following the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice to protect exclusive rights afforded to the contractor. Justification if this intention together with the full details of the intended contract are included further within this notice.

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