Official UK procurement notice
IRLA - Antibodies and Sera (and other matrices)
Authority: University of Reading (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe supply of antibodies and sera (and other human and animal matrices).
Only members of www.apuc-scot.ac.uk ↗ , www.hepcw.ac.uk ↗ , www.lupc.ac.uk ↗ , www.neupc.ac.uk,www.nwupc.ac.uk ↗ , www.supc.ac.uk ↗ will have access to the agreement.
CPV: Antisera · General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines · General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents · Immune sera and immunoglobulins · Immunoglobulins
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 50 suppliers · 19 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.4 per place) · 18 appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of themLot #1AntibodiesAwardedPublished value£25,000,000
Precise product specifications and quantities are unknown to SUPC. These will be agreed with customers when they call-off the agreement.
Historical information has shown on average a £10M per year spend with Antibodies suppliers.
However, this is only an estimation and the value of purchases made under each Framework will depend on Institutions taking up the Frameworks and on suppliers promoting and adhering to the terms of their contracts Additional information: It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Lot #2Sera and other matricesAwardedPublished value£7,100,000
Precise product specifications and quantities are unknown to SUPC. These will be agreed with customers calling-off the agreement.
Expenditure across sera suppliers was estimated at less than 2 500 000 GBP for sera, tissue and other blood products. However, this is only an estimation and the value of purchases made under each Framework will depend on Institutions taking up the Frameworks and on suppliers promoting and adhering to the terms of their contracts. Additional information: It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
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).
- “IRLA - Antibodies and Sera (and other matrices)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 50 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Feb 2021, 11:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2021, 14:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
LAB4042 SU- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018101- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0292a6Find a Tender
Publisher note: The entire tender process will be conducted electronically and suppliers will need to register their interest online at: https://uk.eu-spply.com/login.asp?B=SUPC All documents will be issued and will need to be returned online. The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is an operating unit of Southern Universities Management Services, a Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales No. 2732244.Registered Charity No. 1042175. An electronic auction will not be used for the award of the framework agreement. Institutions may choose to use an electronic auction if undertaking a further competition under the Framework Agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 26 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
26 Mar 2021 → 29 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown26 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published29 Jul 2021, 14:53 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 Jul 2021, 14:53 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Antibodies
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2021
- Value
- £25,000,000
- Status
- active
Sera and other matrices
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2021
- Value
- £7,100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Antibodies | 19bids · 19 electronic · 1 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
| 2 · Sera and other matrices | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
19 commercial parties on the notice- 2BScientific LtdFramework contractor
- 2BScientific LtdFramework contractor
- Agilent Technologies LDA UK LtdFramework contractor
- Antibodies.com LimitedFramework contractor
- Bio-Techne LimitedFramework contractor
- BioLegend UK LtdFramework contractor
- BioServUK LtdFramework contractor
- Cambridge Bioscience LtdFramework contractor
- Cell Signaling Technology Europe BVFramework contractor
- Enzo Life Sciences (UK) LtdFramework contractor
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- Fisher Scientific UK LTDFramework contractor
- Generon LtdFramework contractor
- Insight Biotechnology LimitedFramework contractor
- Merck Life Science UK limitedFramework contractor
- Miltenyi Biotec LtdFramework contractor
- Oxford Biosystems LtdFramework contractor
- Proteintech Europe LtdFramework contractor
- Stratech Scientific LtdFramework contractor
- Takara Bio Europe SASFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria