Official UK procurement notice
Technical Consultant to support replacement of a large freeze dryer.
Authority: MHRA (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTechnical Consultant to support replacement of a large freeze dryer. MHRA requires a technical consultancy to support a project focused on upgrading one existing freeze dryer and ampoule filling line. The technical consultant's tasks will include requirements gathering, specification drafting, vendor selection, contract drafting and overseeing the installation, commissioning and validation of the new equipment. The documents written by the Consultancy will be used to procure, install and commission a new Freeze Dryer and Ampoule Filling line. MHRA would like the technical consultancy support to start work 1st July 2025 and with current estimates of the timelines will be required for approx. 3 years, however there will be downtimes during this duration.
CPV: Technical services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Social Value
- Technical
- Commercial
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Mar 2025, 09:34 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2025, 09:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
C345867- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011917- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fa71Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
31 Mar 2025 → 3 Jul 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published31 Mar 2025, 09:34 BST
- Clarification questions by14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline1 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by5 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent19 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published24 Jun 2025, 09:30 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2025- Tender notice published31 Mar 2025, 09:34 BSTUK4
- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2025, 09:30 BST
- Contract award notice published24 Jun 2025, 09:30 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPS Integrated Project Services Ltd1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: This Contract can be extended if the project to replace the Freeze Dryer runs over schedule. | £888,000same award published again · counted once | 12 Jun 2025standstill to 3 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
| IPS Integrated Project Services Ltd1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: This Contract can be extended if the project to replace the Freeze Dryer runs over schedule. | £888,000 | 12 Jun 2025standstill to 3 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IPS Integrated Project Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender