Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Plasmids and Synthetic DNA for Viral Vector Manufacture
Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAs part of a preliminary market engagement exercise, NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) are seeking to engage with suppliers of nucleic acids including plasmid DNA; synthetically produced DNA and/or enzymatically produced DNA. The intended use of the nucleic acids by NHSBT includes: a) the GMP grade production of gene therapy vectors such as lentiviral, adeno-associated viral vectors and novel gene therapy vectors, for clinical trials and commercial production where applicable; b) gene therapy vectors suitable for pre-clinical studies, such as toxicology and biodistribution studies and gene therapy vectors suitable for R&D purposes.
CPV: Clinical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 15 Jun 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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).
- “Supply of Plasmids and Synthetic DNA for Viral Vector Manufacture” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Aug 2025, 08:21 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2025, 08:21 BST
- Authority reference
C382225- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048226- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0586a2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
13 Aug 2025 → 15 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published13 Aug 2025, 08:21 BST
- Market engagement12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
NHSBT conducted initial market engagement for ' Supply of Viral Vector Plasmids', via issue of a PIN under the Procurement Contract Regulations (Notice Identifier: 2024/S 000-029545). NHSBT have since updated the requirement to include synthetically produced DNA and/or enzymatically produced DNA. Therefore NHSBT are looking to engage further with suppliers who may have been missed from the initial market engagement, due to synthetic plasmids not being included. If you are interested in taking part in the market engagement, please contact [email protected] by no later than 12:00 hrs (GMT) on 12/09/2025. Market engagement is likely to take place via video calls in September 2025. There is no guarantee that a formal procurement process will be launched as a result of this early market engagement exercise, nor that any contract(s) will be placed. No remuneration or compensation etc will be paid to organisations who take part in this early market engagement exercise. Suppliers should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
- Tender notice expected324 days ago8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts136 days ago15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Aug 2025, 08:21 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender