Official UK procurement notice
Replacement MSC III · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLUPC is looking to place a supplier framework agreement for the provision of an eTendering platform, compliant with Public Contracts Regulation 2015 and that will be compliant and compatible with the Procurement Act 2023.
To be considered for this opportunity, Suppliers must be an official “esender”, authorised by the Cabinet Office to publish public procurement notices to Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder. Systems must also have the capability to publish procurement notices to OJEU / TED. In addition, all Suppliers must deliver all 5 core procurement electronic functionalities in house, without the customer needing to transact with a 3rd party provider:
- eTendering (including the publication of Electronic Notices)
- Electronic tender evaluation
- Electronic Contact management
- Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS)
- Electronic Auctions (eAuctions)
Please note this Prior Information Notice is issued to engage the market.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Procurement software package
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.8 per place) · 4 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Replacement Microbiological Safety Cabinet CapitalAwardedRenewalPublished value£12,000,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Replacement MSC III” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 May 2024, 12:49 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2026, 12:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Jul 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C411156- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020955- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046a00Find a Tender
Publisher note: This Award is for a multi sypplier framewrk agreement that will run for 2 years, with 2 optional extensions of up to 1 year each.There is no obligation on the Authority, any other Participating Consortium and/or any Member Institution to guarantee any minimum levels of spend under this Framework Agreement, nor any commitment to appoint the Supplier for any particular order for Software.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Jul 2024, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
3 Jun 2024 → 11 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected3 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Jul 2024, 11:00 BST
- Notice published229 days ago11 Mar 2026, 12:40 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 9 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2024- Published value published: £12,000,0003 Jun 2024, 12:19 BST
- Status changed to active3 Jun 2024, 12:19 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Jun 2024, 12:19 BST
- Deadline published: 4 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST3 Jun 2024, 12:19 BST
- Deadline moved to 17 Jul 2024, 11:00 BST17 Jun 2024, 16:49 BST+13 days · was 4 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2024, 11:19 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Oct 2024, 11:19 GMT
- Buyer details updated9 Mar 2026, 14:28 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDescription of the procurement · II.2.4 | LUPC is looking to place a supplier framework agreement for the provision of an eTendering platform, compliant with Public Contracts Regulation 2015 and that will be compliant and compatible with the Procurement Act 2023. To be considered for this opportunity, Suppliers must be an official “eSender”, authorised by the Cabinet Office to publish public procurement notices to Find a Tender Service an… | LUPC is looking to place a supplier framework agreement for the provision of an eTendering platform, compliant with Public Contracts Regulation 2015 and that will be compliant and compatible with the Procurement Act 2023. Systems must also have the capability to publish procurement notices to OJEU / TED. In addition, all Suppliers must deliver all 5 core procurement electronic functionalities, wit… | |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 4 Jul 2024 | 17 Jul 2024 | +13 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (9)
- 2026-03: 2 releases · 9 Mar 2026, 9 Mar 2026
- 2024-10: 1 release · 28 Oct 2024
- 2024-06: 2 releases · 3 Jun 2024, 17 Jun 2024
- 2024-05: 1 release · 23 May 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £45,450, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 020947-2026-C411156-1
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Change in total contract value, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Total value change
Contract 020948-2026-C411156-1
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Change in total contract value, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Total value change
Contract 020949-2026-C411156-1
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Change in total contract value, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Total value change
Contract 020953-2026-C411156-1
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Change in total contract value, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Total value change
Contract 020955-2026-C411156-1
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Change in total contract value, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Total value change
Contract 021736-2026-C411156-1
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Change in total contract value, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Total value change
eTendering Software Platform
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2024
- Value
- £12,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- London Universities Purchasing ConsortiumContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium)Review body
- The High CourtReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Cimple Ltd.Framework contractor
- EU Supply Limited t/a MercellFramework contractor
- In-tend Ltd.Framework contractor
- WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria