Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of Proleukin · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cardiff University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCardiff University's School of Medicine are conducting research which requires trial patients to be issued with doses of Proleukin. This is an essential element of the research and cannot be changed. Cardiff University intends to purchase a number of these Proluekin doses in order for the research to be conducted.
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
- 17 Apr 2025, 08:47 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2025, 08:47 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015729- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050471Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
As far as we are currently aware, the only source available to the University to source Proleukin from is a pharmaceutical company in Ireland, who have exclusive distribution rights from the US manufacturer. We are currently chasing a formal confirmation of this, following an informal confirmation being received previously. Once this confirmation is received, we intend on directly awarding to the Irish distributor.
- Risks
There are limited ways the performance of this one-off, supply contract could be hindered. However, some potential risks include issues with delivery, inconsistent quality of the sourced Proleukin etc.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published17 Apr 2025, 08:47 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not publishedPurchase of Proleukin for Medical Trial9 May 2025 – 30 May 2025 | €220,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender