Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Critical Fill & Freeze Dry Consumables for Manufacturing
Authority: MHRA (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe MHRA is responsible for the production, storage and global distribution of biological referance materials. The Manufacturing team are responsible for the for the fill and finish of the materials, ensuring they meet the necessary specifications such as precision of fill, oxygen content, and moisture content.
The aim of this tender is to identify a supplier capable of providing critical fill and freeze dry consumables to support manufacturing operations within the MHRA. The team use a variety of glass ampoules and vials (produced to our own specifications), stoppers, caps and crimp closures which have all been validated to run on our production lines and with our products.
The MHRA is looking to find a supplier capable of providing these consumables at the specifications required. We also aim to find a supplier that puts customers at the centre of their business, where we can work collaboratively on future requirements, developments and projects.
CPV: Pharmaceutical articles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£700,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 75%
- Commercial: 15%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social Value
- Commercial
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Sept 2026, 11:06 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 11:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
C467977- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085289- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f569Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: [email protected]
Timeline
9 Sept 2026 → 11 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published48 days ago9 Sept 2026, 11:06 BST
- Clarification questions by32 days ago25 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 days ago9 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 4 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 76 days11 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Sept 2026, 11:06 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender