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Published 8 Jul 2021, 14:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

11C]PBR28 PET and MRI scanning, radioligand production, LPS (lipopolysaccharid) supply and biomarker analysis

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK)

Awarded value£726,480published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Jul 2021

Awarded to Invicro

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PET and MRI scanning, radioligand production, LPS (lipopolysaccharid) supply and biomarker analysis

CPV: Medical imaging services · Research laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PET and MRI scanning, radioligand production, LPS (lipopolysaccharid) supply and…

PET and MRI scanning, radioligand production, LPS (lipopolysaccharid) supply and biomarker analysis

Only UK provider of PET tracers [11C]BU90008, [11C]SA4503, and [18F]BCPP-EF, that are currently used for our studies.
Invicro is located within the Hammersmith Hospital Campus, its location accommodates research participants for image and clinical assessments without increased burden and travel for the participants. While also reducing cost and time to conduct the studies.
[11C] tracers (with short half-life of about 20 minutes) and of [18F] radiotracers (with half-life of about 120 minutes) are produced in house and the short half-life of the [11C] tracers means Invicro’s two in-house cyclotron’s must be used. Their radioligand development platform means implementation of new tracers is not available at other facilities.
Invicro has the equipment and facilities to collect arterial blood samples during the scans and analyze the quantity of the radioactive metabolites on site.

Delivery: South West

73111000 Research laboratory services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Jul 2021, 14:08 BST
Last source update: 8 Jul 2021, 14:08 BST
Authority reference: UOE/2021/034/SB
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-015893
Classification (CPV): Medical imaging servicesResearch laboratory services
Delivery area: South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c587 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

PET and MRI scanning, radioligand production, LPS (lipopolysaccharid) supply and biomarker analysis

Only UK provider of PET tracers [11C]BU90008, [11C]SA4503, and [18F]BCPP-EF, that are currently used for our studies.
Invicro is located within the Hammersmith Hospital Campus, its location accommodates research participants for image and clinical assessments without increased burden and travel for the participants. While also reducing cost and time to conduct the studies.
[11C] tracers (with short half-life of about 20 minutes) and of [18F] radiotracers (with half-life of about 120 minutes) are produced in house and the short half-life of the [11C] tracers means Invicro’s two in-house cyclotron’s must be used. Their radioligand development platform means implementation of new tracers is not available at other facilities.
Invicro has the equipment and facilities to collect arterial blood samples during the scans and analyze the quantity of the radioactive metabolites on site.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £726,4801 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jul 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
InvicroSME	£726,480 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

[11C]PBR28 PET and MRI scanning, radioligand production, LPS (lipopolysaccharid) supply and biomarker analysis · InvicroSME
Signed
6 Jul 2021
Value
£726,480
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation RC000653 Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

InvicroAwarded supplier London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.