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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nu-1824-the-provision-of-clinical-research-support-central-laboratory-services-for-the-adv-ocds-h6vhtk-0387f3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newcastle University: "(NU/1824) The Provision of Clinical Research Support & Central Laboratory Services for the ADVANCE Study". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £2,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Newcastle University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-university-GB-FTS-95021)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £2,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 January 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research laboratory services, Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0387f3`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **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/nu-1824-the-provision-of-clinical-research-support-central-laboratory-services-for-the-adv-ocds-h6vhtk-0387f3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nu-1824-the-provision-of-clinical-research-support-central-laboratory-services-for-the-adv-ocds-h6vhtk-0387f3#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £2,200,000
- **Description:** 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 duri...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** The Provision of Clinical Research Support and Central Laboratory Services for the ADVANCE Study (active)
  - Award id: `029291-2023-NU/1824-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ICON Clinical Research Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-94177`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** The Provision of Clinical Research Support and Central Laboratory Services for the ADVANCE Study (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029291-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-04T14:24:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T10:03:54.342Z
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