Published date: 13 April 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 7 January 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory reagents - 33696500

Location of contract

SW1P 3HX

Value of contract

£250,000

Procurement reference

CF-0567300D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

13 April 2023

Closing date

7 January 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

10 January 2022

Contract end date

10 January 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

UKHSA Awarded a contract for the supply of antibodies to Stratech Scientific Limited via Lot 1 of LAB4042 SU Framework.

A polyclonal antibody is a critical component of a validated microneutralisation assay we have developed and implemented at Porton. The assay is used to test samples from SARS-CoV-2 clinical trials, to assess the potential of variants of concern to evade vaccines and to support pre-clinical work on the efficacy of developmental vaccines and therapeutics. The assay was developed using an antibody that was sourced from Stratech and to maintain the validated status of the assay we need to continue to have a supply of the same reagent. Any change to the reagent used required a significant amount of bridging work and potential revalidation (weeks to months) to demonstrate equivalence between the Stratech reagent and the potential replacement which is unlikely to be cost effective.

For the reasons above, we awarded the contract to Stratech via Direct award under the Framework.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UKHSA_Scientific - Antibodies for Vaccine TaskForce

  • Awarded contract
  • Published 12 January 2022

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

10 January 2022

Contract start date

10 January 2022

Contract end date

10 January 2024

Total value of contract

£250,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

STRATECH SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Address

Cambridge House, St. Thomas Place, CB7 4EX

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Operations

Address

Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HX
GB

Email

procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk