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title: "IRLA - Antibodies and Sera (and other matrices)"
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# IRLA - Antibodies and Sera (and other matrices)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/irla-antibodies-and-sera-and-other-matrices-ocds-h6vhtk-0292a6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Reading: "IRLA - Antibodies and Sera (and other matrices)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £32,100,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Reading](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-reading-urn-133870)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £32,100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 March 2021 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (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
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/irla-antibodies-and-sera-and-other-matrices-ocds-h6vhtk-0292a6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0292a6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/irla-antibodies-and-sera-and-other-matrices-ocds-h6vhtk-0292a6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D36620%26B%3DSUPC)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/irla-antibodies-and-sera-and-other-matrices-ocds-h6vhtk-0292a6#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Antibodies
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33650000, 33651000, 33651510, 33651520
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £25,000,000
- **Description:** 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 onl...

### Lot 2: Sera and other matrices
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33651500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £7,100,000
- **Description:** 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. Ho...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Antibodies (active)
  - Award id: `018101-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **2BScientific Ltd, Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd, Antibodies.com Limited (+15 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-24011`, `GB-FTS-73734`, `GB-FTS-36728`, `GB-FTS-28496`, `GB-FTS-24015`, `GB-FTS-24016`, `GB-FTS-166628`, `GB-FTS-24019`, `GB-FTS-24020`, `GB-FTS-4471`, `GB-FTS-50850`, `GB-FTS-24023`, `GB-FTS-72721`, `GB-FTS-183571`, `GB-FTS-12831`, `GB-FTS-24027`, `GB-FTS-14052`, `GB-FTS-24029`
  - Value: £25,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Sera and other matrices (active)
  - Award id: `018101-2021-1-2`
  - Supplier(s): **2BScientific Ltd, Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd, Antibodies.com Limited (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-24011`, `GB-FTS-73734`, `GB-FTS-36728`, `GB-FTS-24016`, `GB-FTS-4471`, `GB-FTS-72721`, `GB-FTS-14052`, `GB-FTS-24029`
  - Value: £7,100,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Antibodies (active)
  - Signed Value: £25,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/06/2021

- **Contract:** Sera and other matrices (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,100,000
  - Signed Date: 30/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018101-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-29T13:53:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:07:18.080Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0292a6