Published date: 6 July 2021
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Software package and information systems - 48000000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£480,000
Procurement reference
MEDDISC001-DN554778-07574632
Published date
6 July 2021
Closing date
21 May 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 June 2021
Contract end date
31 May 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) is a national facility for collaborative R&D exploring and developing new approaches to the discovery and proof of well targeted medicines, diagnostics and biomarkers. Funded by Innovate UK, an agency of the UK government, MDC are an independent not-for-profit company bringing together a fragmented UK sector of industry, academia, charities, technologists, services, finance companies, SMEs and start-ups who together can turn good science into new, high value products. By sharing problems, rare expertise and assets we support the growth of this new community through a time of radical business and national change.
MDC's requirements were as follows:
• Azure
• Architecture Consultancy
• Microsoft office 365
• 24/7 support
• Cost management
• Training
For this procurement, MDC used the UK government Digital Marketplace to buy cloud services through the G-Cloud framework. This framework is an agreement between the UK government and suppliers. Buying services through frameworks is faster and cheaper than entering into individual procurement contracts. It is also a legally compliant route to market.
All public sector organisations, including agencies and arm's length bodies, can use the Digital Marketplace. In order to confirm that MDC was indeed able to use the Digital Marketplace, a search was undertaken of the customer unique reference number (URN) list, which details eligible organisations. It was confirmed that Medicines Discovery Catapult is on the URN list and its URN is 10581476.
The contract is for both MDC and Light House Laboratory (LHL) requirements.
The contract term was for an initial 12 months period from June 2021 (with the possibility of a further two (2) one (1) year extensions).
Award information
Awarded date
31 May 2021
Contract start date
1 June 2021
Contract end date
31 May 2024
Total value of contract
£480,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
BCN Group Ltd
Address
Trident 3, Trident Business Park, Manchester, M22 5XB
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Kieran McGowan
Address
Block 35, Mereside
Alderley Park
Cheshire
SK10 4ZF
England
Telephone
+44 1625708394
Kieran.McGowan@md.catapult.org.uk
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