Published date: 26 June 2020

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: 10 July 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Pharmaceutical products - 33600000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£10,000,000

Procurement reference

1803

Published date

26 June 2020

Closing date

10 July 2020

Contract start date

17 July 2020

Contract end date

9 July 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

The COVID-19 outbreak has given rise to an urgent need for the Plasmid for CPI as it is required in response for the urgent need to develop a vaccine. This does not give CPI sufficient time to comply with the standard open procedure timescales for this procurement. CPI considers this to be a state of urgency which it has duly substantiated. Accordingly, CPI is using the accelerated time limits permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (regulation [27(5) for the open procedure) in respect of this procurement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

In response to the COVID-19 Vaccine manufacture programme, CPI need to secure supply of linearised plasmid to help develop a self-amplifying RNA Vaccine. This tender is split into three lots:
1. To generate and validate a MCB for plasmid production, starting with a provided plasmid template in an appropriate strain of E. coli.
2. From the MCB, supply 10g of purified linearised plasmid manufactured according to GMP.(To simplify the tendering process, CPI will free issue the restriction enzyme for linearization to the successful bidder)
3. Provision of the combined services of Lot 1 and 2.

More information

Attachments

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

CPI Procurement

Address

Wilton
REDCAR
TS104RF
England

Telephone

01740 625716

Email

e-tendering@uk-cpi.com