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title: "Fixed Bed Bioreactor"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03b368"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT"
published: "2023-03-16"
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# Fixed Bed Bioreactor

Buyer: NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b368

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## Summary

The NHS Blood and Transplant, based in Bristol, United Kingdom, awarded a contract for a Fixed Bed Bioreactor to Univercells Technologies S A. The procurement process, classified under goods, used a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The one-off requirement aimed at producing viral vectors for cell and gene therapies using mammalian cell culture. The contract was signed on 13th March 2023, with Univercells Technologies S A as the supplier.

This contract presents business growth opportunities for companies specialized in advanced cell and gene therapies equipment manufacturing. Businesses offering medium-scale bioreactors compatible with GMP standards and capable of handling clinical manufacturing processes are well-suited to compete. The procurement stage reached completion, and the awarded supplier, Univercells Technologies S A, stands to benefit from this contract with the NHS Blood and Transplant for the production of viral vectors for advanced therapies.

## Notice

One-off requirement, for a single fixed-bed bioreactor, for the production of viral vectors for advanced cell and gene therapies using mammalian cell culture.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

One-off requirement, for a single fixed-bed bioreactor, for the production of viral vectors for advanced cell and gene therapies using mammalian cell culture.

### Procurement Information

This one-off requirement, for a single fixed-bed bioreactor, for the production of viral vectors for advanced cell and gene therapies (using mammalian cell culture), had to be medium-scale, GMP-compatible, and had to be suitable for process development and GMP-compatible clinical manufacturing. The selected instrument had to provide a colonisable surface area for cell growth of 10-30m2 with working media volumes between one and up to four litres, and the possibility of integrated in-line harvest of the product.

Analysis of different suppliers' instruments, made it clear that there is currently only one suitable instrument to fulfil the requirements of an intermediate-scale fixed-bed bioreactor, noting that the colonisable surface area or potential current competitor's instruments were unfortunately either too small , or massively too large for the criteria outlined above.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007680-2023 |
| Notice type | 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 7QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Filton |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERCELLS TECHNOLOGIES S A |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38434510 - Cytometers

## Release History

- 16 Mar 2023 at 12:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007680-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
- https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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