Official UK procurement notice
Cancer Vaccine Launchpad (CVLP) Scale-up
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£9,305,994published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract successfully awarded to the University of Southampton Clinical Trials Unit (SCTU) for the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP) Services.
Period of contract: 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority's discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 36 months.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 11 Nov 2025, 13:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2026, 11:25 GMT
- Authority reference
C397089- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003409- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05deb2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Prototypes Development
- Published justification
As set out in Schedule 2 of the Procurement Act 2023 and in accordance with the published guidance on exempted contracts by the Cabinet Office for Research and Development Services.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
N/A
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Nov 2025 → 15 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends338 days ago20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published283 days ago15 Jan 2026, 11:25 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published11 Nov 2025, 13:50 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published11 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Jan 2026, 11:25 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £9,305,9941 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: Up-to 36 months in increments · Options: Option to extend if exercised by the contracting authority | £9,305,994 | 7 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Cancer Vaccine Launchpad (CVLP) Scale-up · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
- Signed
- 9 Dec 2025
- Value
- £9,305,994
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Up-to 36 months in increments
- Options
- Option to extend if exercised by the contracting authority
1 agreed KPI: Cancer Vaccines Launch Pad (CVLP)
- Cancer Vaccines Launch Pad (CVLP), Performance against these KPIs will be reviewed regularly through scheduled contract review meetings and informal progress updates, with results forming part of the overall assessment of contract compliance and supplier effectiveness. These includes: 1. Trial Start Up & Operational Efficiency 2. Patient Recruitment & Retention 3. Innovation & Scalability 4. Data Quality & Management 5. Regulatory & Ethical Compliance
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of Southampton Clinical Trials UnitAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender