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Process Equipment for a Novel Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Method

Buyer: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED →

BuyerCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£1,200,000
Published7 Apr 2026

What is being bought

CPI is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform a potential future procurement relating to a novel pharmaceutical manufacturing method. The purpose of this engagement is to understand market capabilities, capacity, innovations, indicative costs, and potential delivery timelines prior to finalising our procurement strategy. This notice does not constitute a call for competition or a commitment to proceed with a tender. It is an information gathering exercise only.

Categories

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 38000000Chromatographs 38432200Industrial machinery 42000000Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery 42990000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 2 Jun 2026 to 1 Jun 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Chromatographs, Industrial machinery, Miscellaneous special-purpose machineryNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 38. The category anchor is Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 382,9932 median · 12 average (1,388 of 2,993 with a bid count)2.6 average (1,590 of 2,993 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer103 median · 7.2 average (9 of 10 with a bid count)3.1 average (9 of 10 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1364.5 median · 4.5 average (2 of 136 with a bid count)1 average (2 of 136 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Interested suppliers are invited to submit a written response outlining their capabilities and relevant experience in delivering the indicative goods and services described above. Responses should clearly demonstrate technical competence, sector experience, and any value‑adding solutions the supplier can offer. Following the review of each submission, CPI will convene follow up engagement meetings with selected suppliers on a rolling basis, rather than deferring such interactions until the final submission deadline. Deadline for submission – 07/05/2026 https://in-tendhost.co.uk/uk-cpi/aspx/Homeengagement7 May 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067cb9
Latest release ID031333-2026
Latest release timestampTue Apr 07 2026 10:09:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£1,200,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
7 Apr 2026planning031333-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
7 Apr 2026 · 031333-2026 · planning
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