Official UK procurement notice
End to end CDMO services for the importation, encapsulation and distribution of T3S and Placebo for the LIONNS-D2 Trial
Authority: Cardiff University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward notice for the above CDMO services tender. Previous description as follows -
The School of Medicine successfully applied for a UKRI grant to investigate in a randomised controlled trial (RCT), a new IMP (investigational medicinal product) called Triiodothyronine sulphate (T3S) in hypothyroid subjects with a gene difference in a thyroid related enzyme called deiodinase 2 (D2).
We are looking for a CDMO to (i) Import and QP sign off T3S and matched placebo tablets obtained from Ardena, Pamplona, Spain who will manufacture these to GMP standards; (ii) over encapsulate commercially secured L-thyroxine (LT4 ) and matched placebo capsules; (iii) store T3S and matched placebo obtained from Ardena, and over encapsulated LT4 and matched placebo; (iv) label T3S, LT4 and respective placebo packs for distribution to trial subjects; (v) distribute T3S and matched placebo and over encapsulated LT4 and matched placebo packs to trial pharmacy (Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Wales).
- How the procedure runs: Due to the sensitivity of the research project, prospective bidders will be required to return an NDA (attached to this notice and the previous UK4 PPN notice) to us before being given access to the full Tender Pack on our E-tender portal InTend. Prospective bidders will then be manually added once registered on said portal, and upon receipt of a signed NDA. The Tender structure will be as follows - Return of NDA (if not already done during PPN notice period) Countersigned version sent back for your records Addition to the Tender on our E-tender portal Initial Bidding stage as normal - requiring return of pricing and responses to quality questions Evaluation to determine a winning/preferred bid Negotiation of the MSA Terms and Conditions Communication of winning bidder following successful negotiation of MSA Standstill Contract Signature Contract Execution
CPV: Pharmaceutical products · Research and experimental development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£421,000
- Technical & professional ability
Relevant professional accreditations - further detail found in Tender Pack
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 (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Responsible Procurement: 10%
- Pricing: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Responsible Procurement
- Pricing
- Technical & professional ability
Relevant professional accreditations - further detail found in Tender Pack
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- 27 Nov 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004093- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea44Find a Tender
- How it runs
Due to the sensitivity of the research project, prospective bidders will be required to return an NDA (attached to this notice and the previous UK4 PPN notice) to us before being given access to the full Tender Pack on our E-tender portal InTend. Prospective bidders will then be manually added once registered on said portal, and upon receipt of a signed NDA.
The Tender structure will be as follows -
Return of NDA (if not already done during PPN notice period)
Countersigned version sent back for your records
Addition to the Tender on our E-tender portal
Initial Bidding stage as normal - requiring return of pricing and responses to quality questions
Evaluation to determine a winning/preferred bid
Negotiation of the MSA Terms and Conditions
Communication of winning bidder following successful negotiation of MSA
Standstill
Contract Signature
Contract Execution
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 13 Jan 2026, 01:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
NDAs are to be returned to the following email addresses -
Registration and access to the tender is via our portal -
Timeline
27 Nov 2025 → 29 Sept 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published332 days ago27 Nov 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Next notice expected286 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Expressions of interest by286 days ago13 Jan 2026, 01:00 GMT
- Tender notice published282 days ago16 Jan 2026, 17:31 GMT
- Clarification questions by270 days ago28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline268 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by209 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts189 days ago20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published37 days ago18 Sept 2026, 15:53 BST
- Standstill ends26 days ago29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2025- Planned procurement notice published27 Nov 2025, 14:43 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 17:31 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £421,00016 Jan 2026, 17:31 GMTwas £452,168
- Status changed to active16 Jan 2026, 17:31 GMT
- Procurement method changed16 Jan 2026, 17:31 GMT
- Deadline published: 30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT16 Jan 2026, 17:31 GMT
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2026, 15:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Sept 2026, 15:53 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simbec-Orion Group LtdLIONNS-D2 Trial CDMO Services 5 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2027 | £212,473 | 11 Sept 2026standstill to 29 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Simbec-Orion Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Upon return of the attached NDA, and registration on or Portal, prospective bidders will have access to all documents on our E-tender portal InTend. Please use the below link to register and access said documents once added to the tender event - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
- Bidding documents and specifications PLEASE NOTE - Returning of a SIGNED COPY of the attached NDA is required to gain access to the tender on our portal. Please ensure an NDA is sent to the below email addresses without delay to allow us to add your organisation to the tender activity. NDAs returned per the linked P…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender