Official UK procurement notice
BU182025 Anti Microbial Resistance Analysis
Authority: Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBangor University have awarded a contract following an open procedure for anti-microbial resistance analysis services relative to its research projects. The supplier will be expected to perform services/functions such as DNA extraction from samples, the customisation of the analytical pipeline and screening of targeted antibiotic resistance genes. The scope of the contract will encompass a requirement for both the analytical activity itself and the provision of associated results to the Contracting Authority.
The contract will run for an initial period of 1 year with an option to extend for another 12 months.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£192,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Methodology and Approach: 54%
- Data Protection: 4%
- Service Delivery: 13%
- Commercial: 29%
Published award criteria (4)
- Commercial
- Methodology and Approach
- Data Protection
- Service Delivery
- Price carries 29 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.9 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Apr 2025, 14:16 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2025, 19:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
BU182025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028351- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05086bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Bangor University are using eTenderWales to conduct this procurement process, which can be found at:
Timeline
28 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 11 dates- Planning notice published28 Apr 2025, 14:16 BST
- Market engagement7 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Procurement: Bangor University is seeking to conduct a procurement to establish a contract (initially 12 months with an optional 12-month extension) for the delivery of anti-microbial resistance testing as part of research contracts awarded to the University.
Pre-Market Engagement: The tender specification and associated tender documentation is currently under development for this procurement. The University is publishing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek the views and opinions of organisations which may be interested in delivering services. For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to seek feedback from the market that may inform the final specification and or procurement approach to the services.
Timescale: The Contracting Authority will complete its Pre-Market Engagement Exercise on 7th May 2025.
Additional Information: The Authority anticipates the procurement to be suitable for SMEs and expects the contract to commence on 1st August 2025. Please note the estimated total value set out in this notice is subject to external funding and the associated tender documentation for this opportunity will contain more specific information. CPV Codes 73000000, 73100000, 73200000, 73300000.
- Next notice expected9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published29 May 2025, 10:23 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent8 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 Jul 2025, 19:34 BST
- Award decision expected by8 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Apr 2025, 14:16 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published29 May 2025, 10:23 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 May 2025, 10:23 BST
- Procurement method changed29 May 2025, 10:23 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST29 May 2025, 10:23 BST
- Contract award notice published8 Jul 2025, 19:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2025, 19:34 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resistomap Oy1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027Extensions: This contract has 1x 12 month extension | £240,000 | 8 Jul 2025standstill to 18 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Resistomap OyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender