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Published 7 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Parallel Bioreactor including Maintenance and Consumables

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK11)
Published estimate£680,000≈ £136k / year · £816,000 inc. VAT19.3% above final estimate
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2025awarded 18 Dec 2025
Awarded to BioLogic Technologies Limited2 awards
Contract term 5 yrsends 18 Jan 2031 · up to 18 Jan 2036 with extensions · starts 19 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Blood and Transplant is leading a procurement for the provision and maintenance of a Parallel Bioreactor and associated consumables.

We are looking to appoint one (1) Supplier for the provision of this requirement.

The Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) are committed to providing manufacturing capability for viral vector products used in cell and gene therapies. As part of the Medical Research Council funded network for innovation in gene therapies, the CBC anticipate onboarding multiple viral vector projects per year. To reduce the risk of failed batches in GMP manufacturing, the onboarding process, any GMP contracts will be subject to intensive process definition at small scale prior to proceeding with GMP manufacturing contracts.

The required parallel small-scale bioreactor system is critical for the onboarding process in allowing the process development to characterise the operational space (experimental space) and its critical process parameters. A small-scale parallel enables these parameters to be established at reduces scale enabling a larger number of parameters to be established.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2035, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: F01: Prior Information Notice (FTS-014816) published 19/02/2025

CPV: Clinical products · Medical equipments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£680,000
Contract period: 19 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 18 Jan 2036 with extensionsValue: £680,000 exc. VAT · £816,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Possible five extensions in twelve monthly increments for a maximum contract duration of ten years. · Possible five extensions in twelve monthly increments for a maximum contract duration of ten years.
33100000 Medical equipments33698000 Clinical products
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    See tender documents

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 20%Price: 70%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    See tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2035
First published
7 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT
Last source update
15 Jan 2026, 15:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
Authority reference
C394284
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071965
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Clinical productsMedical equipments
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc9f Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days

Review and risk notes
Risks

Changes in regulatory requirements

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

7 Nov 2025 → 19 Jan 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published347 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by319 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline312 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent305 days ago
    19 Dec 2025
  5. Award decision expected by304 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Standstill ends287 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published277 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 15:52 GMT
  8. Contract starts274 days ago
    19 Jan 2026

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Dec 2025, 09:29 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Dec 2025, 09:29 GMT
  4. Contract award notice published
    19 Dec 2025, 16:27 GMT
    UK6
  5. Contract signature expected
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  6. Contract details notice published
    15 Jan 2026, 15:52 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 7 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £811,0751 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BioLogic Technologies LimitedSME19 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2031 · up to 18 Jan 2036Extensions: Possible five extensions in twelve monthly increments for a maximum contract duration of ten years. · Options: Possible five extensions in twelve monthly increments for a maximum contract duration of ten years. · Amended: Contract end date amended. Original contract end date was input incorrectly from the date Assessment Summaries and UK6 Notice was published instead of coinciding with the contract start date.£811,07518 Dec 2025standstill to 5 Jan 2026Standstill
BioLogic Technologies LimitedSME£811,075 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply of Parallel Bioreactor including Maintenance and Consumables · BioLogic Technologies LimitedSME

    Signed
    15 Jan 2026
    Value
    £811,075
    Period
    19 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2031 · up to 18 Jan 2036 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    5 Years, annual or cumulative extension options
    Options
    5 Years, annual or cumulative extension options
    3 agreed KPIs: Delivery Timeliness · Reliability of Goods · Provision of Response
    • Delivery Timeliness, 99% of all deliveries are on time in full
    • Reliability of Goods, Less than 1% of Goods provided have reported faults or missing information
    • Provision of Response, 95% response rate to all requests for technical advice under requirement MSC5 within four working days

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDBY-6395-VWBP 203 Longmead Rd, Avon, Bristol, South West, BS16 7FGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BioLogic Technologies LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHNB-5144-HYBM Unit 1 Fordham House Court Fordham House 46 Newmarket Road, Fordham, East of England, CB7 5LLContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender