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title: "Organ on a Chip system"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042887"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACTING AS PART OF THE CROWN THROUGH UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY"
published: "2023-12-20"
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# Organ on a Chip system

Buyer: SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACTING AS PART OF THE CROWN THROUGH UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042887

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## Summary

The UK Health Security Agency, represented by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has awarded a contract for the purchase of 5 commercialised ready-to-use Organ on Chip systems. The title of the procurement is "Organ on a Chip system" and falls under the CPV classification scheme for Analysers. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on December 4th, 2023, and the supplier is CN Bio Innovations Limited, with the main delivery location being UKHSA Porton Down in Salisbury, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the goods category, specifically those involved in producing or supplying Analyzers. Companies participating in related fields of technology and healthcare could find this tender particularly relevant, given the focus on purchasing innovative systems for studying human disease and evaluating therapeutics. The contract stage is now marked as "active", implying that business engagements are ongoing, with the potential for similar future opportunities within this specialized sector.

## Notice

Purchase 5 x commercialised ready-to-use Organ on Chip systems for UKHSA at Porton Down

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This project requests funding to purchase commercialised ready-to-use Organ on Chip systems at UKHSA Porton Down. This technology provides a more relevant system for studying human disease and evaluating therapeutics.

### Procurement Information

The absence of competition ground under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) is relevant as, based upon UKHSA's requirements and market intelligence, there appears to be a monopoly market that applies in the current case. Operational colleagues have confirmed that although a potential alternative platform could be used, this would come with significant drawbacks.
In addition and in the alternative, as the only supplier of the product, the protection of exclusive rights (in the form of patents owned or exclusively licensed by CN Bio as well as trade secrets and know-how) under Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) would similarly apply in this case.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037418-2023 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 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 | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACTING AS PART OF THE CROWN THROUGH UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CN BIO INNOVATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38434000 - Analysers

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2023 at 10:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037418-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency

## Provenance

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