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title: "Data Management System"
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# Data Management System

Buyer: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d3d0b64e-7859-4444-b069-a2ae05654ea6

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## Summary

The Medicines Discovery Catapult Services Limited, located in Alderley Edge, England, is conducting a procurement process for a "Data Management System" aimed at enhancing laboratory data handling capabilities across its multiple sites and collaborative partners. The procurement is currently at the Award stage, with the announcement published on 31st January 2018. This initiative, classified under the "Software package and information systems" industry category, has a total estimated value of £240,000 and follows an accelerated open procurement method due to the urgent operational requirements of a new facility. The tender period concluded on 17th November 2017, with a contract start date of 5th December 2017, extending to 4th December 2018.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the IT services and software development sectors, particularly those that specialise in laboratory management systems, data integration, and analytics. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) may find this procurement particularly suitable, as the Medicines Discovery Catapult is keen to support smaller and developing businesses while collaborating with larger biomedical companies. Interested suppliers should demonstrate capabilities in delivering flexible, upgradeable solutions that manage large sets of structured data and provide intuitive interfaces for various types of laboratory instruments.

## Notice

The Medicines Discovery Catapult is a new, national centre of applied Research and Development expertise to promote and support innovative, fast-to-patient drug discovery in the UK through collaborative projects across the community. Medicines Discovery Catapult works with biopharma companies of all sizes, translational researchers, technology experts, patient groups and the contract research and finance sectors to help transform great ideas into commercial products and services for the wider health and wealth of the country. By developing and validating new ways of discovering new medicines, and promoting key talent and expertise across sectors, Medicines Discovery Catapult can help the UK maintain its heritage position as a global leader in this key industry. The Medicines Discovery Catapult will work with industry, academic teams, technology experts, charities, regulators and others, to develop new approaches for the discovery and early development of new medicines helping to transform ideas into commercial products and services. The Medicines Discovery Catapult also provides expertise to support small and developing businesses, as well as working closely with larger biomedical companies and contract research organisations. This procurement is for a data management system required for the handling of laboratory data within the Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) Limited at multiple sites with collaborative partrners. The requirement is for a software-based laboratory data management system with features that support a modern laboratory's operations is required. MDC requires the system to be flexible and upgradeable to manage large sets of structured data from many types of laboratory instruments. The system will be used by multiple operators requiring data storage, visualisation, analysis and data comparisons working both internally and externally with a defined access level. Key features of the data management system include, but are not limited to: * Capture, storage and integration of raw and refined experimental data from many lab technologies and platforms * Analysis of the captured data, following association with sample identifiers, to derive statistically robust and biologically meaningful parameters eg. Potency * Visualization to show biological effects eg. Mechanism of action, gene expression change profiles * Analytics to quantitate biological response * Project sharing; * Data integration and exchange eg. A central MDC data warehouse. * Ease of deployment across multiple MDC sites and to collavorative partners; * Intuitive and easy to use * Expandable and upgradeable * Automatic data back up processes Additional information: To receive the Invitation to Tender documents, please provide: - your name - position within the company - company name - contact email to Procurement@md.catapult.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/16bd68d8-25f1-4d48-b839-d983eeac230f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Accelerated Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Nov 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2018 - 31 Jan 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | ALDERLEY EDGE |
| Post town | Stockport |
| Postcode | SK10 4TG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Chelford |
| Westminster constituency | Tatton |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GENEDATA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2018 at 09:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/16bd68d8-25f1-4d48-b839-d983eeac230f
- 1 Nov 2017 at 14:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf3eb66a-3bac-4020-bb9b-fe1008f8c035

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/16bd68d8-25f1-4d48-b839-d983eeac230f
  31st January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf3eb66a-3bac-4020-bb9b-fe1008f8c035
  1st November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://md.catapult.org.uk

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