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Clinical Testing Laboratory Logistics Including Clinical Sample Management

Storage and warehousing services
North West (UKD6)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Medicines Discovery Catapult: "Clinical Testing Laboratory Logistics Including Clinical Sample Management". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMedicines Discovery CatapultScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Medicines Discovery Catapult. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
3.5Bids / Report
33.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
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Coverage: 8 active published awards; 6 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityMedicines Discovery Catapult
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published9 Mar 2021, 20:41 GMT
Last source update9 Mar 2021, 20:41 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationStorage and warehousing services
Delivery area
North West (UKD6)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-029a0b
What is being bought
Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) is a national facility for collaborative R&D exploring and developing new approaches to the discovery and proof of well targeted medicines, diagnostics and biomarkers. Funded by Innovate UK, an agency of the UK government, MDC are an independent not-for-profit company bringing together a fragmented UK sector of industry, academia, charities, technologists, services, finance companies, SMEs and start-ups who together can turn good science into new, high value products. By sharing problems, rare expertise and assets we support the growth of this new community through a time of radical business and national change. The UK Lighthouse Laboratories (LHL) were established across the UK in a matter of weeks to dramatically increase the number of coronavirus tests that can take place each day to support the national effort against the coronavirus pandemic. The new LHL have been constructed through a partnership with the Department of Health, MDC, UK Biocentre and the University of Glasgow. Their development is closely supported by both the NHS and Public Health England. MDC is leading the LHL located in new dedicated labs at Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park. More information on the UK LHL network is available here: https://www.lighthouselabs.org.uk/ MDC require a service provider to provide a 24/7 service ensuring the LHL located at Alderley Park labs are kept stocked with all consumables and clinical samples.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Mar 2021, 20:41 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    9 Mar 2021, 20:41 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    9 Mar 2021, 20:41 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    MDC require a service provider to provide a 24/7 service ensuring the LHL located at Alderley Park labs are kept stocked with all consumables and clinical samples. To do this the service provider will operate a forward store that draws on the main warehouse and other stock locations to keep the lab supplied with the consumables they need to operate, this includes predication of requirements; stocking of the forward store; and distribution of the consumables to the labs as required. The service provider will also manage the reception of clinical samples from couriers, including Royal Mail, and other couriers and the subsequent storage and distribution of these samples to the unboxing team.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    9 Mar 2021, 20:41 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 9 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · £800,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
(1) VWR LAB SERVICES LTD
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£800,000 · signed 9 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Medicines Discovery Catapult

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1022
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  • Medicines Discovery Catapult
    buyer

    Block 35, Mereside, Alderley Park, Cheshire, UKD6, SK10 4TG
    laura.hough@md.catapult.org.uk
    +44 1625708394

  • (1) VWR LAB SERVICES LTD
    supplier

    Hunter Boulevard, Magna Park, Lutterworth, UK, LE17 4XN

  • Medicines Discovery Catapult Limited
    reviewBody

    Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, SK10 4TG
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis VEAT provides notification that MDC will (after a 10 day standstill period) directly award an interim contract for clinical testing laboratory logistics including clinical sample management for a six (6) month period which will allow MDC to complete a tender process compliant to PCR 2015 in this time period. The tender will be advertised on Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder. This interim contract is considered essential to ensure a continuity of the essential service for coronavirus tests, and to support the national effort against the coronavirus pandemic while MDC tender for this service. It is expected that the tender will be advertised on Find a Tender Service / Contracts Finder in May 2021. The Department of Heather and Social Care extended the contract with MDC for the LHL at the end of December 2020. The current contract with the provider ends February 2021. The provider is an accessible solution in the short term given the need to include TUPE information for any replacement exercise which will form part of the procurement exercise MDC is due to undertake. Therefore, the provider is the only supplier who can provide the required essential services in the limited time available for the implementation of a new contract. The award of this interim contract to the provider is considered a proportionate decision given the current circumstances and recognising the role that competition will play in the tender which is due to be issued during the interim contract period.