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title: "Scientific Consultant for Medicines Discovery Catapult"
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# Scientific Consultant for Medicines Discovery Catapult

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scientific-consultant-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb03). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED: "Scientific Consultant for Medicines Discovery Catapult". Published status: active. Published Value: £75,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult-limited-coh-09928547)
- **Published Value:** £75,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 December 2025 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scientific-consultant-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb03#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05eb03`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scientific-consultant-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb03#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3Da2f7173e-54cc-f011-813a-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scientific-consultant-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb03#participate

## Description
Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) is an independent, not-for-profit innovation centre for drug discovery and part of the Catapult Network established by Innovate UK. 
MDC's vision is to reshape drug discovery for patient benefit by transforming great UK science into better treatments through partnership. It supports drug discovery innovators by making world-class expertise, facilities, complex technologies, and advanced analytics accessible to enable successful medicines discovery.  
MDC develops pioneering, impactful R&D collaborations across biotech, academia, technology companies, charities, and global pharma. It brings these communities together in active, focused national programmes that target high-risk areas of patient need. 
This requirement originates from the Partnership Team at Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC), which includes national programmes across neuroscience and infection, virtual R&D, and complex medicine. The team plays a central role in enabling and accelerating UK drug discovery by identifying unmet needs, supporting ecosystem coordination, and helping to navigate the scientific and translational complexities of areas such as diseases of the brain.
To fulfil its role effectively, the team must remain consistently informed about recent scientific developments, innovation opportunities, and areas of commercial promise. This enables MDC to identify and shape collaborative initiatives, support investment cases, and build strategies aligned to evolving national and global health priorities.
The current emphasis has been on neuroscience, particularly neurodegenerative diseases, mental health, and drug discovery and delivery. Previous work has included:
• A landscape mapping exercise to inform the strategy for the Dementia Goals Programme, providing a foundational view of the UK's capabilities, gaps, and opportunities;
• Exploration of emerging scientific trends and innovation gaps within mental health, supporting the work of the Psychiatry Consortium;
• Early-stage analysis on cross-cutting opportunities within complex medicine.
Building on this initial work, MDC now seeks to expand the scope and focus of the landscape activity to include:
• Deeper insights into priority areas aligned to the Partnership Team's strategic objectives;
• A clearer understanding of challenges such as blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration and the development of novel Central Nervous System drug modalities;
• Identification of translational and commercial opportunities across neuroscience and beyond (e.g., infectious diseases).
MDC requires a consultant to:
• Provide ongoing scientific and strategic intelligence relevant to current and future areas of focus and interest such as neuroscience, infection, CNS drug delivery, etc.
• Identify translational and commercial opportunities through horizon scanning and landscape analysis in defined scientific areas.
• Support development of investment cases and programme design by synthesising internal and extern...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scientific-consultant-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb03)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000

- **Estimated Value:** £75,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2026 to 31/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078062-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-28T12:36:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T01:25:52.753Z
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