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title: "Biological Service Models"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050aee"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCT REGULATORY AGENCY"
published: "2025-05-01"
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# Biological Service Models

Buyer: MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCT REGULATORY AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050aee

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## Summary

This contracting process was initiated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), a national agency based in London, United Kingdom. The project, titled "Biological Service Models," falls under the laboratory, optical, and precision equipment industry category and was completed on 1st April 2025. It involved the provision of Biological Models, specifically ferrets and guinea pigs, with the procurement stage logged as Award. The procurement method was limited and conducted without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the technical rationale that only one supplier, Marshall Bio Science, the sole licenced provider, could meet the specifications. The contract's original terms were for three years, with possible extensions totalling up to five years.

This tender opportunity offers significant business growth potential for providers of laboratory and biological models, particularly those with unique qualifications or technical capacities that align with highly specialised government requirements. However, given the limited procurement method adopted due to technical reasoning, wider competitive opportunities were constrained, favouring niche businesses already established in the provision of Biological Models. Any entity poised to expand into this domain must consider pursuing the necessary licences to align more closely with such specific procurement needs. The awarded supplier, Marshall Bio Science, being an SME based in Hull, sets a precedent for small-to-medium enterprises actively contributing to Government agency needs in this specialised sector.

## Notice

Biological Service Models - Ferrets and Guinea Pigs

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Biological Models to the MHRA on an ad-hoc basis.

Options: The original terms for for 3 years. This can be extended for up to 2 periods of 12 months each, making a total for 5 years maximum.

### Procurement Information

The UK Gov Home Office provides licences to suppliers of Biological Models. The supplier (Marshall Bio Resources) are currently the only licenced supplier of these models .

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018248-2025 |
| 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 | 1 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| 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 | MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCT REGULATORY 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 | TLH East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MARSHALL BIO SCIENCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 1 May 2025 at 08:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018248-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency

## Provenance

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