Published date: 31 August 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 28 September 2021, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Pathology services - 85111800

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP621288862

Published date

31 August 2021

Closing date

28 September 2021

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 November 2021

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

UKRI requires NHP health screening services (and associated consumables) for the MRC Centre for Macaques (CFM), including annual heatlh screens and ad hoc health screens. The services include the processing and pathogen testing of biological samples taken from Rhesus macaques at the CFM, as well as the reporting of all test results. The services also include the supply of consumables for the samples taken for all of the screens, and the transportation of the samples for the annual health screens.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

MRC Procurement

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN21FL
UK

Telephone

+441793867000

Email

MRCprocurement@ukri.org