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Published 22 May 2025, 15:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Viral Vector Plasmids · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£7,200,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsends 2 Dec 2033 · starts 5 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is for the Supply of Viral Vector Plasmids

CPV: Clinical products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 5 Dec 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 8 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 5 Dec 2025 – 2 Dec 2033 (8 yrs)
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Viral Vector Plasmids” 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
22 May 2025, 15:08 BST
Last source update
22 May 2025, 15:08 BST
Authority reference
C307412
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025069
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Clinical products
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051e78 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 5 Dec 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 15:08 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts326 days ago
    5 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 15:08 BST
    UK1

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

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDBY-6395-VWBP 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender