Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) Reagents
Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£669,612published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to MRC Holland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of MLPA reagents for Northwest GLH from MRC Holland.
MRC Holland develop and supply probes and reagents for the detection of DNA copy number changes and methylation patterns associated with disease. MRC Holland are the inventors and manufacturers of reagents used in the laboratory process – MLPA. The instruments required for use with the MLPA reagents are already present in the department.
PA23 Sch.5 Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2026, 12:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 12:40 GMT
- Authority reference
C484717- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101524- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07912eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Supplier owns and developed the MLPA technique and holds the intellectual property rights
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published27 Oct 2026, 12:40 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £669,6121 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRC HollandProject/Contract Procurement of Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) Reagents23 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2028 | £669,612 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MRC HollandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender