Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-4970 Harwell Health Screening Service
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a health screening service for MRC Harwell for a period of 2 years.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 13 Jul 2027, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not required.
CPV: Pathology services · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
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 (2)
- Technical/Quality: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Technical/Quality
- 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
- Yes · next expected 13 Jul 2027
- First published
- 18 Jul 2025, 16:38 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
UKRI-4970- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041432- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05626fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
18 Jul 2025 → 8 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 16:38 BST
- Clarification questions by8 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by27 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent387 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends374 days ago13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published342 days ago14 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
- Contract starts288 days ago8 Jan 2026
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 16:38 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published21 Jul 2025, 16:40 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Oct 2025, 15:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Oct 2025, 15:16 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Submission details section updated to provide correct access link and further instructions for access.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 18 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fera Science Ltd8 Jan 2026 – 7 Jan 2028 · up to 7 Jan 2031Extensions: The Contract duration shall be for a period of 2 years, with three optional extensions of a further 1 year each (2+1+1+1). | £350,540 | 22 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-4970 Harwell Health Screening Service · Fera Science Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2025
- Value
- £350,540
- Period
- 8 Jan 2026 – 7 Jan 2028 · up to 7 Jan 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract duration shall be for a period of 2 years, with three optional extensions of a further 1 year each (2+1+1+1).
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fera Science LtdAwarded supplier
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