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Published 24 Nov 2022, 10:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

(NU/1824) The Provision of Clinical Research Support & Central Laboratory Services for the ADVANCE Study

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle University (Education)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,200,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Jan 2023awarded 30 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Newcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute is one of three

research institutes established in 2019 following a restructure within the Faculty of Medical

Sciences. Its members map across the biomedical research landscape. A number of major

research projects are led from within the Institute including the “NASH Disease Translational

Accelerator” (NASH-DTA) project. This project funded brings together clinicians and

scientists from prominent academic centres across Europe and industrial partners to

conduct research into advanced liver disease/cirrhosis caused by non-alcoholic fatty liver

disease (NAFLD). Their common goals are developing, validating and qualifying better

biomarkers for NAFLD. Strongly associated with the epidemics of obesity and type 2

diabetes that are testing healthcare systems worldwide, NAFLD is an increasingly common

cause of advanced liver disease that is characterized by substantial inter-patient variability in

severity and rate of progression. Biomarkers under investigation in the project include genes

that contribute to NAFLD progression.

The purpose of this tender process is to engage a supplier to provide clinical research

support, central laboratory services and to oversee biological sample transfers and provide

centralised laboratory processing of biological samples collected during the course of the

study.

CPV: Research laboratory services · Research services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The purpose of this tender process is to engage a supplier to provide clinical researchAwardedPublished value£2,200,000

The purpose of this tender process is to engage a supplier to provide clinical research

support, central laboratory services and to oversee biological sample transfers and provide

centralised laboratory processing of biological samples collected during the course of the

study.

Delivery: North East
Variant bids: not allowed
73111000 Research laboratory 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Ability to meet the service specification: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Ability to meet the service specification: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “(NU/1824) The Provision of Clinical Research Support & Central…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
24 Nov 2022, 10:36 GMT
Last source update
4 Oct 2023, 15:24 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN644540
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029291
Classification (CPV)
Research laboratory servicesResearch services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0387f3 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Newcastle University will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address referred to in part 1.1 above. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
5 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Jan 2023, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

5 Jan 2023 → 4 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jan 2023, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    4 Oct 2023, 15:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Oct 2023, 15:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Aug 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • The Provision of Clinical Research Support and Central Laboratory Services for the ADVANCE Study

    Signed
    30 Aug 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The purpose of this tender process is to engage a supplier to provide clinical research2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0—£2,000,000 – £2,000,200
Whole notice———£2,000,000 – £2,000,200

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Newcastle University, Procurement Services, Kingsgate, Newcastle, North East, NE1 7RUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.