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title: "NU/1246-12 INFOBIOTICA Commercialisation of university research through provision of management skills to assist in successful spin-out company creation"
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# NU/1246-12 INFOBIOTICA Commercialisation of university research through provision of management skills to assist in successful spin-out company creation

Buyer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-51d618c5-2038-483e-bf11-bfe16a47a03a

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "NU/1246-12 INFOBIOTICA Commercialisation of university research through provision of management skills to assist in successful spin-out company creation" was conducted by Newcastle University, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The contract falls under the financial consultancy services category, with a total value of £30,000. The procurement method utilised was an open procedure, and the contract period is set from 1st October 2018 to 31st March 2019. The award date for this contract was 25th September 2018, and it has since been marked as active.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses aiming to expand their services in the biotechnology and information technology sectors. Companies specialising in financial consultancy, especially those with a focus on the commercialisation of university research, would be particularly well-suited to compete. The tender aims to support the creation of spin-out companies, creating avenues for collaboration and growth in the rapidly evolving market that intersects ICT and biotechnology.

## Notice

This proposal is to set up a company, InfoBiotica Ltd, to commercialise research derived from Prof. Natalio Krasnogor's research over the last 10 years. InfoBiotica builds upon a rapidly accelerating convergence between information & communication technology (ICT) and biotechnology. In ICT, the speed to market for new software products has accelerated dramatically over the recent years thanks to (amongst other things) advances in continuous integration and deployment where teams of, perhaps geographically distributed, programmers can rapidly test new code and promptly push it to production (that is, to its customers). As writing and reading DNA becomes routine and pervasive, genetic engineering, i.e., programing biological organisms, becomes more similar to programming computers. InfoBiotica will exploit proprietary software and molecular techniques developed by Krasnogor's research group to accelerate biotechnological programming. In the last 12 months we have secured PS15K from the EPSRC "Ideas to Innovation" programme to establish a proof of concept; subsequently secured ICURe funding of PS35k (cohort 11) to carry out initial market research, competitor's analysis and to develop a business model canvas; and a further PS10K for UX/UI development from HEFCI.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89f7021a-5819-4105-81e2-1af99afa0816 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Aug 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 7RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MR MOHAMMED AHMADI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2018 at 09:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89f7021a-5819-4105-81e2-1af99afa0816

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89f7021a-5819-4105-81e2-1af99afa0816
  9th October 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ncl.ac.uk

## Provenance

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