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# Physico Chemical Laboratory Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/physico-chemical-laboratory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028a8a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** MHRA: "Physico Chemical Laboratory Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £15,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Feb 2021, 13:00 GMT. Published submission portal: mhra.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [MHRA](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mhra-gov-ea63)
- **Published Value:** £15,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 February 2021 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Chemical products, Courier services, Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £25,800,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028a8a`

## 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/physico-chemical-laboratory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028a8a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [mhra.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmhra.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/physico-chemical-laboratory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028a8a#participate

## Description
Physico Chemical Laboratory Services, including,• developing and verifying/validating methods for inclusion in the British Pharmacopoeia monographs• establishing and maintaining Chemical Reference Standards to support these monographs• providing testing support to the regulatory functions of the agency and acting as the Official Medicines Controls Laboratory for chemical testingThis service is made up of 4 elements: 1) Analytics Laboratory Testing, 2) Production of BPCRS (British Pharmacopeia Chemical Reference Substances), 3) Procurement of Candidate Material, 4) Dispatch of the BPCRS.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24000000, 64120000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Physico Chemical Laboratory Services. <br/><br/>• developing and verifying/validating methods for inclusion in the British Pharmacopoeia monographs<br/>• establishing and maintaining Chemical Reference Standards to support these monographs<br/>• prov...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 007577-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LGC Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185801`
  - Value: £25,800,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 007577-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £25,800,000
  - Signed Date: 18/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007760-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-22T15:27:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T21:56:29.965Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028a8a