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Published 14 Oct 2025, 14:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

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Official notice

Authority: Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£180,000≈ £180k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT8.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 10 Nov 2025awarded 5 Dec 2025

Awarded to Technopolis Limited

Contract term 1 yrends 15 Dec 2026 · up to 15 Dec 2028 with extensions · starts 16 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) is looking to procure the services of a specialist provider, that has significant experience working with organisations in the research, technology, innovation, pharmaceutical and/or life sciences space to conduct impartial, in-depth interviews of CGT Catapult's collaborators, clients, partners and stakeholders (together being "Collaborators") as well as CGT Catapult's internal personnel (together with the Collaborators being the "Interviewees") to evidence and demonstrate CGT Catapult's impact and performance to its grant funders.

CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Development consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Survey services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£180,000

Contract period: 16 Dec 2025 – 15 Dec 2026 (1 yr) · up to 15 Dec 2028 with extensionsValue: £180,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 12 month contract with potential to extend for 2 years

73210000 Research consultancy services 73220000 Development consultancy services 73300000 Design and execution of research and development 79311000 Survey services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality
Price

What this means for your bid

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: 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: 14 Oct 2025, 14:17 BST
Last source update: 5 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 19 Nov 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065215
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Design and execution of research and developmentDevelopment consultancy servicesResearch consultancy servicesSurvey services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cc58 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 27 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please access documents via our portal:

catapultcgtc.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/T… ↗

Timeline

14 Oct 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 7 dates

Tender notice published371 days ago
14 Oct 2025, 14:17 BST
Clarification questions by358 days ago
27 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline345 days ago
10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by335 days ago
19 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent320 days ago
5 Dec 2025
Latest notice published319 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
Contract starts309 days ago
16 Dec 2025

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
14 Oct 2025, 14:17 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
5 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
5 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
Contract signature expected
12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £164,2501 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 77 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Technopolis LimitedSME19 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2027 · up to 18 Jan 2029Extensions: 1+1+1 years	£164,250 inc. VAT	5 Dec 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7final-stage tenders	7	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07964711 · GB-PPON: PNLN-8116-PBCH 12th Floor Tower Wing B, London, London, SE1 9RTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Technopolis LimitedAwarded supplier 3 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, South East, BN1 1EEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2025, 14:17 BST