Official UK procurement notice
Lab Consumables · UK public procurement notice
Authority: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£24,567published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Charles River UK
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCritical biological samples required.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Jan 2026, 14:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jan 2026, 14:43 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000366- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ff78Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published5 Jan 2026, 14:43 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £24,5671 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles River UKSME | £24,567 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Charles River UKSME
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2025
- Value
- £24,567
- Period
- 19 Jan 2026 – 19 Feb 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CHARLES RIVER U.K. LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender