Official UK procurement notice
Molecubes Preclinical SPECT Imager
Authority: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMDC's current imaging capabilities are limited to PET and CT, which restricts us to PET based tracers. While PET imaging is a powerful tool, it cannot accommodate a growing range of radioisotopes that are increasingly relevant in theranostic applications.
These include lead 203, lead 212, lutetium 177, and actinium 225, which are essential for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. This limitation has become more pronounced as clinical and research interest in SPECT and CT imaging continues to grow.
SPECT imaging enables biodistribution studies for isotopes that PET cannot support. This opens up new possibilities for molecular imaging and expands our ability to respond to evolving scientific and clinical needs. We have a clear opportunity to address this gap by introducing SPECT and CT capability through the phased procurement of the SPECT Cube module, followed by an upgrade to the advanced SPECT Cube 2.0 platform. This will allow MDC to meet rising diagnostic demand, align with industry standards, and maintain clinical competitiveness.
The system supports high-energy collimators and emerging radionuclides such as 212-Pb and 203-Pb, which are critical for MDC's research pipeline and are the only system compatible with existing MDC Molecubes equipment which enables an integrated system allowing simultaneous imaging of SPECT PET and CT imaging in one work flow.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 22 Sept 2025, 10:51 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2025, 14:16 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058527- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059eccFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The system supports high-energy collimators and emerging radionuclides such as 212-Pb and 203-Pb, which are critical for MDC's research pipeline and are compatible with existing MDC equipment which enables an integrated system allowing simultaneous imaging of SPECT PET and CT imaging in one work flow.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Sept 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published394 days ago22 Sept 2025, 14:16 BST
- Standstill ends385 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published22 Sept 2025, 10:51 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2025, 14:16 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDSME2 Oct 2025 – 2 Jan 2027 | £350,000 | 17 Sept 2025standstill to 1 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender