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# UK Research and Innovation - Molecular Biology and Laboratory Chemicals Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-research-and-innovation-molecular-biology-and-laboratory-chemicals-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0403d7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED: "UK Research and Innovation - Molecular Biology and Laboratory Chemicals Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £16,000,000. 32 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 May 2024, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-ltd-gov-ot1391)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £16,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 May 2024 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 32
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Basic organic chemicals, Biological evidence collection kits, Laboratory reagents, Laboratory services, Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-research-and-innovation-molecular-biology-and-laboratory-chemicals-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0403d7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0403d7`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-research-and-innovation-molecular-biology-and-laboratory-chemicals-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0403d7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-research-and-innovation-molecular-biology-and-laboratory-chemicals-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0403d7#participate

## Description
****This is an Award Notice, Not a Call for Competition****
This Framework has been established for the provision of UK Research and Innovation: Molecular Biology and Laboratory Chemicals.
This Framework is being established for a term of 3 years + 1 year

## Lots (32)
> **Multi-Lot Procedure:** This procurement contains 32 published lots. Showing the first 25 lots:
> [View all 32 lots with complete scopes and specifications on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-research-and-innovation-molecular-biology-and-laboratory-chemicals-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0403d7#lots)

### Lot 1: LOT 1 - Nucleic Acid Manipulation
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33698100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Nucleic Acid Manipulation.  
The range of Nucleic Acid Manipulation products will include but will not be limited to:
•	Restriction endonucleases
•	Modifying enzymes
•	DNA Labelling
•	PCR Rea...

### Lot 2: LOT 2 - Protein Manipulation
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33954000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Protein Manipulation.
The range of Protein Manipulation products will include but will not be limited to:
•	Precast Gels
•	Acrylamide
•	Gel running buffers
•	Protein Ladders
•	Protein stains ...

### Lot 3: LOT 3 - Cell and Tissue Culture
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 73111000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Cell and Tissue Culture.
The range of Cell and Tissue Culture products will include but will not be limited to:
•	Culture Media
•	Cell and Tissue dissociation reagents
•	Animal serum
•	Transf...

### Lot 4: LOT 4 - Antibiotics for invitro use
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24956000, 33696500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Antibiotics for invitro use.

### Lot 5: LOT 5 - Chemicals and Solvents
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24320000, 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Chemicals and Solvents which will include but will not be limited to:
•	Duty free products
•	Duty paid products

### Lot 6: LOT 6 - Fine Chemicals
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24320000, 33696500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Fine Chemicals.

### Lot 7: LOT 7 - Controlled Drugs, Schedule 5, Toxins and Bioactive small molecules / inhibitors
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24320000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Controlled Drugs, Schedule 5, Toxins and Bioactive small molecules / inhibitors.

### Lot 8: LOT 8 - Stable Isotopes
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24320000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Stable Isotopes.

### Lot 9: LOT 9 - Biological Buffers
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24320000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Biological Buffers.

### Lot Lot 4: Lot 4 - Antibiotics
- **Lot id:** `Lot 4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 24956000, 33696500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above Lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of products used for Antibiotics.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Antibiotics for invitro use.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 6: Lot 6 - Fine Chemicals
- **Lot id:** `Lot 6`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 24320000, 33696500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above Lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of Fine Chemicals
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Fine Chemicals

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 7: Lot 7 - Controlled Drugs, Schedule 5, Toxins & Bioactive small molecules/Inhibitors
- **Lot id:** `Lot 7`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 24320000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above Lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of Controlled Drugs, Schedule 5, Toxins & Bioactive small molecules/Inhibitors
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Controlled Drugs, Schedule 5, Toxins & Bioactive Small Mol...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 8: Lot 8 - Stable Isotopes
- **Lot id:** `Lot 8`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 24320000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above Lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of Stable Isotopes.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Stable Isotopes

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 9: Lot 9 - Biological Buffers
- **Lot id:** `Lot 9`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 24320000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above sub lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of Biological Buffers.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Biological Buffers

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 1.1: Sub Lot 1.1: Restriction endonucleases / Modifying enzymes / DNA Labelling Kits / PCR Reagents / Nucleotides / qRT - PCR reagents / cDNA synthesis kit
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 1.1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33698100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above sub lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of products used for Nucleic Acid Manipulation.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Restriction endonucleases
• Modifying enzymes
• DNA Labelling Kits
• PCR Reagents
• N...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 1.2: Sub Lot 1.2 DNA and RNA purification kits and reagents / DNA and RNA extraction kits and reagents
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 1.2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33698100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above sub lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of products used for Nucleic Acid Manipulation.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• DNA and RNA purification kits and reagents
• DNA and RNA extraction kits and reagents

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 1.3: Sub Lot 1.3 DNA Ladders / DNA intercalants and stains
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 1.3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33698100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above sub lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of products used for Nucleic Acid Manipulation.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
DNA Ladders
DNA intercalants and stains

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 1.4: Sub Lot 1.4 - Competent cells / Antibiotics / Expression vectors / Cloning vectors and kits / Plasmid mutagenesis vectors and kits
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 1.4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33698100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Nucleic Acid Manipulation.
The range of products will include but will not be limited to:
• Competent cells
• Antibiotics
• Expression vectors
• Cloning vectors and kits
• Plasmid mutagenesis...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 1.5: Sub Lot 1.5 - Next Generation sequencing reagents / Library Preparation Kits
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 1.5`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33698100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** UKRI wish to put in place a Framework for the provision of Nucleic Acid Manipulation.
The range of products will include but will not be limited to:
• Next Generation sequencing reagents
• Library Preparation Kits

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 2.1: Sub Lot 2.1 - Precast Gels / Acrylamide (Gel running buffers) / Protein ladders / Protein stains and detection reagents
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 2.1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33954000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above Sub Lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of products used for Protein Manipulation
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Precast gels
• Acrylamide (Gel running buffers)
• Protein ladders
• Protein stains and dete...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 2.2: Sub Lot 2.2 - Protein extraction kits / Immunoprecipitation kits
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 2.2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33954000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above Sub Lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of products used for Protein Manipulation.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Protein extraction kits
• Immunoprecipitation kits

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 2.3: Sub Lot 2.3 - Growth Factors / Enzymes
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 2.3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33954000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above Sub Lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of products used for Protein Manipulation.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Growth Factors
• Enzymes

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 2.4: Sub Lot 2.4 - Protein expression and purification kits and reagents
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 2.4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33954000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above Sub Lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of products used for Protein Manipulation.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Protein expression and purification kits and reagents

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 2.5: Sub Lot 2.5 - Chromatography Resins
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 2.5`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33954000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above Sub Lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of products used for Protein Manipulation.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Chromatography Resins

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Sub Lot 2.6: Sub Lot 2.6 - Immunoassays
- **Lot id:** `Sub Lot 2.6`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 33954000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the above sub lot, UKRI wish to purchase a range of products used for Protein Manipulation.
The range includes, but is not limited to the below products:
• Immunoassays

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (11)
- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Fisher Scientific UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-4471`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-10 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Tebubio Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-50849`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-11 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **VWR International Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-14133`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Life Technologies**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93814`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Merck Life Science UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72721`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Molecular Dimensions Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PNXR-9725-PXVZ`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **New England Biolabs (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-14047`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Promega UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-187004`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186999`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-8 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Selleck Biotechnology Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:15033649`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-9 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Stratech Scientific Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-14052`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (11)
- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-10 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-11 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-5 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-6 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-7 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-8 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** 029188-2024-GSS23744-9 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029188-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-12T08:02:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T09:57:27.783Z
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