Published date: 1 March 2024

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: 1 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP845905974

Published date

1 March 2024

Closing date

1 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

1 February 2025

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

The University of Liverpool, through its LONGEVITY project funded by Unitaid, is implementing product development and commercialization of Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) formulations for malaria and tuberculosis prevention, and a hepatitis C virus cure for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC's). The University of Liverpool was awarded 32 million US dollars in early 2020 from Unitaid (https://unitaid.org/) as part of the 40 million US dollar project to fund these activities to commercialisation.https://unitaid.org/news-blog/unitaid-invests-in-long-acting-medicines-to-simplify-treatment-and-prevention-for-hiv-tb-malaria-and-hcv/#en
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/chemistry/news/articles/24m-boost-for-revolutionary-long-acting-medicine-research/ The TB and HCV products are reaching the end of proof-of-concept studies and the University of Liverpool is seeking quotations for provision of GLP toxicology services to support product clinical stage progress. Full outline of study requirements available from the University of Liverpool's tendering website (details included in other information section below)

More information

Links

Additional text

THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS LOCATED ON THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE https://in-tendhost.co.uk/liverpooluni Select 'Tenders' from the top menu bar, select 'current', then click 'view details' button. To gain full access to this website and tender documentation you need to log in using your existing registration details or click the 'Register' button if you have not registered before. When registering PLEASE make sure the 'publish e-mail address' field is completed accurately as this will receive all automated correspondence. Please return your tender as detailed in the document. The submitted tender will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria stated in the invitation to tender documents and companies may be invited to attend for interview as part of the process. All dates, time periods and quantities indicated in this Notice are provisional only and the university reserves the right to change the same if circumstances so dictate. The University reserves the right not to enter in to any contract pursuant to this Notice and to withdraw from this procurement exercise at any time. 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

Ann Bickerstaffe

Address

Procurement
Foundation Building
Liverpool
L69 7ZX
UK

Telephone

01517942157

Email

bickera@liverpool.ac.uk