Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Potency Assay Services for RNA and RNA‑LNP products
Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender seeks to engage a qualified service provider to perform cell based, in vitro potency assays for the quantification of both RNA (drug substance) and RNA-LNP (Lipid Nanoparticle) (drug product) activity. The assays will be used to evaluate the biological functionality of RNA-LNP formulations, ensuring consistency and efficacy during production.
CPV: Experimental development services · Laboratory services · Research and experimental development services · Research laboratory services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 26 Jun 2026
- Electronic auction
- yes
Published description of the framework
CPI will establish a Single supplier framework agreement, against which we will reserve the right to direct award
without further competition.
Suppliers will be in a ranked order of 1st, 2nd and 3rd etc. according to their scores against the evaluation criteria
set out below.
Pricing should be held throughout the duration of the framework. Should pricing not be held for the entirety of the
framework duration,
As and when we require goods we will confirm our requirements with the preferred (ranked 1st) supplier and place
a Purchase Order.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality & Service Response: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality & Service Response
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Supply of Potency Assay Services for RNA and RNA‑LNP products” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 15 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 May 2026
- Authority reference
3845- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034352- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06835bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Your response must be electronically uploaded to the website as stated in the link below only, to arrive in good
time, no later than the Bid Return Date:
12 noon Friday, 15 May 2026
Electronic Address for Document Access and Receipt of Bids:
in-tendhost.co.uk/uk-cpi/aspx/Home ↗
Bidders will have to register on the above site to not only access the tender (Bid) documents, but also to enable
their Bid return (tender submission) electronically in order for their Bid to be evaluated after the closing date and
time. Please see the Information for Bidders document.
Timeline
15 Apr 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published190 days ago15 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
- Clarification questions by167 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends160 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by149 days ago26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts119 days ago26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends10 days ago12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published8 days ago14 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026- Tender notice published15 Apr 2026, 15:49 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Apr 2026, 15:52 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Oct 2026, 09:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Oct 2026, 09:46 BST
- Contract signature expected12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Oct 2026, 11:00 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 15 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LTD12 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2030 | £300,000 | 1 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LTD
- Signed
- 12 Oct 2026
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- 13 Oct 2026 – 12 Oct 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender