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title: "Producer Cell Line for GMP Viral Vector Packaging"
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# Producer Cell Line for GMP Viral Vector Packaging

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/producer-cell-line-for-gmp-viral-vector-packaging-ocds-h6vhtk-0680f1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Blood and Transplant: "Producer Cell Line for GMP Viral Vector Packaging". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Blood and Transplant](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £180,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/producer-cell-line-for-gmp-viral-vector-packaging-ocds-h6vhtk-0680f1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0680f1`

## 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/producer-cell-line-for-gmp-viral-vector-packaging-ocds-h6vhtk-0680f1#tl-md)

## Description
The Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) has recently validated a GMP-compliant recombinant adeno‑associated viral vector (rAAV) manufacturing platform process to support UK academic clients in transitioning their gene therapy programmes from research into human clinical trials. The work took over four years of intensive effort, including initial process development, iterative process optimisation and scale‑up to ensure suitability for GMP technology transfer. Critical starting and raw materials were selected and approved for use on the platform, as well as determining the optimal process parameters to ensure consistent performance. The validated platform process is now installed within the CBC’s GMP clean room viral vector manufacturing suites. As rAAV manufacturing is inherently complex, technically demanding, and highly sensitive to changes in process conditions, any modification to the validated platform carries considerable risk to the quality of the products being manufactured. Even minor changes could have a significant impact to disrupt platform performance that would require months of expensive re‑optimisation and re‑validation activities, which would present unacceptable operational and business risks.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Producer Cell Line For GMP Viral Vector Packaging (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Fisher Scientific UK LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-4471`
  - Value: £180,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F039802-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-30T10:59:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:23:58.967Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0680f1