Automated Benchmarking and Red Line Knowledge Identification (Bio)

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: United States (US)

Awarded value£289,800published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Jan 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Ginkgo Bioworks

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AI Research requiring Automated benchmarking and red line knowledge identification

(Bio)

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery listed: United States (US)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Jan 2024, 10:39 GMT
Last source update: 29 Jan 2024, 10:39 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-002869
Classification (CPV): Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: United States (US)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043545 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Award of a Contract without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with PCR2015 Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. The services can only be supplied by Ginkgo Bioworks, owing to technical reasons.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £289,8001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ginkgo BioworksSME	£289,800 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002869-2024-1 · Ginkgo BioworksSME
Signed
29 Jan 2024
Value
£289,800
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 100 Parliament Street, London, UK, SW1A 2BQContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Department of Science, Innovation and TechnologyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ginkgo BioworksAwarded supplier Boston, US

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.