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Published 17 Jun 2026, 14:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Annual Maintenance for SaaS

Official notice

Authority: Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£266,902published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to STARLIMS UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Annual LIMS system maintenance.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Jun 2026, 14:03 BST
Last source update
17 Jun 2026, 14:03 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057142
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b70e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

STARLIMS UK is both the owner of the STARLIMS software and its supplier. It sells

STARLIMS as a service (Software as a Service, SaaS). It provides: (a) hosting (b)

maintenance and support (c) consultation and support on specialised configurations.

STARLIMS are the sole developer of LIMS system which is currently in use at SMIC by

QC department. This platform has been customised to support QC to perform

Environmental Monitoring. System is in GxP use since OCT 2022.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Jun 2026, 14:03 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £266,9021 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
STARLIMS UK Limited3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2027£266,902 inc. VAT—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07964711 · GB-PPON: PNLN-8116-PBCH 12th Floor Tower Wing B, London, London, SE1 9RTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • STARLIMS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03422264 5 Churchill Place 10th Floor, London, London, E14 5HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender