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TCAT - Liver Ductal Project

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Award

19 Jun 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Public Services Delivery Scotland commissioned specialist research and development services for the TCAT Liver Ductal Project. The work is to develop a liver ductal advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP), using human biliary epithelial cells, for healthcare-related application. The procurement is categorised as services and uses CPV 73100000, covering research and experimental development services. Delivery is in Scotland. The buyer is The Common Services Agency, commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland, a public-sector health organisation based in Edinburgh. The requirement is therefore relevant to biotechnology, cell-therapy, translational research and specialist life-sciences businesses able to support development of an ATMP product rather than to general laboratory, construction or routine clinical supply providers.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a limited direct-award procedure without prior publication of a competition call. The stated basis was that competition was absent for technical reasons under Regulation 33(1)(b). The contract was evaluated equally on quality and price, with each criterion weighted at 50%. The award went to BioLegend, Life Technologies Ltd, Miltenyi Biotec Ltd, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Ltd, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bio-Techne Ltd and Corning Life Sciences. Ten bids were recorded, including two from SMEs; all ten were submitted electronically. The resulting contract is active, valued at £117,846, and was signed on 4 June 2026. The process covered one completed lot.

This award demonstrates a defined public-sector demand for specialist development of a liver ductal ATMP and shows that the buyer used a technically justified direct-award route rather than an open market competition. A credible future supplier would need demonstrable expertise in advanced therapy medicinal products, human biliary epithelial cell research, liver or ductal biology, and the translation of laboratory work towards a usable product. The named awardees indicate that established life-sciences and biotechnology companies, including one SME, were considered suitable for this type of requirement. Businesses should be able to provide high-quality experimental development services, work within healthcare research expectations and support a technically specialised product-development programme for a public health buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TCAT - Liver Ductal Project

Notice Description

This is a project to develop a liver ductal ATMP (hBEC) product

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award under Regulation 33 (1) b competition is absent for technical reasons

Procurement Information

Direct award under Regulation 33 (1) b competition is absent for technical reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000834082
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560847
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract 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, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73100000 - Research and experimental development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£117,846 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jun 20262 months 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

Bio-Techne Ltd

BioLegend

Life Technologies Ltd

Miltenyi Biotec Ltd

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Ltd

corning Life Sciences

thermo fisher scientific

Further Information

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