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Abionics SA AbioSCOPE sensitivity enhancement project

Manual swab test kits
CH
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Abionics SA AbioSCOPE sensitivity enhancement project". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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CompetitionNot published
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Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published20 Oct 2023, 12:13 BST
Last source update20 Oct 2023, 12:13 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationManual swab test kits
Delivery area
CH
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-040db6
What is being bought
This project will assess five different technical options to enhance the sensitivity of the Abionic MOTS ovalbumin IVD assay. The most favourable, or a combination of favourable options, will be optimised, evaluated and manufactured prior to assessment by Dstl.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2023, 12:13 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    20 Oct 2023, 12:13 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    20 Oct 2023, 12:13 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    This project will assess five different technical options to enhance the sensitivity of the Abionic MOTS ovalbumin IVD assay. The most favourable, or a combination of favourable options, will be optimised, evaluated and manufactured prior to assessment by Dstl.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    20 Oct 2023, 12:13 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 17 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · CHF 153,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Abionic SA
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Abionics
CHF 153,000 · signed 17 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-95825
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    Portsdown Hill Road, Portsmouth, UK, PO176AD
    tpark@dstl.gov.uk

  • Abionic SA
    supplier

    Lausanne, CH

  • DSTL
    reviewBody

    Portsmouth
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleThe UK Ministry of Defence has the requirement for a high technology readiness level solution that can detect threat materials in environmental samples with high specificity and sensitivity. Dstl now intends to procure the services of Abionic SA (Switzerland) to enhance the sensitivity of the Abionic MOTS ovalbumin IVD assay. This particular assay is a laboratory test consumable, which is an equipment-specific plastic disposable device that allows the sample to be manipulated and presented to a proprietary instrument: the AbioSCOPE.. It has been designed and developed incorporating task-specific component parts (in this case MoD GFE antibodies in combination with Abionic's proprietary formulation of chemicals) that can be applied to specifically determine the presence of a substance (in this case the model protein, ovalbumin). The procurement of these assays are required to meet specific customer specifications for analysis. A single source justification is deemed necessary in this instance, under Section 34 Regulation 32(5)(b); where the assays are intended to serve as a “(b) addition to an existing installation” (in this instance, the existing AbioSCOPE). A change in supplier would oblige Dstl to acquire supplies of different technical characteristics, resulting in the sourcing of a new instrument and a separate supply of consumables, changes to service support maintenance, as well as disproportionate technical difficulties in its operability (in this instance, changes to current uncertainties reported to our customer). Most significantly, there will be the necessity to fully revalidate methods on to the new instrument, causing an unacceptable burden on resources and a delay in the delivery of high priority work for the CBR S&T programme.