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Published 15 Sept 2023, 10:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

3900/JN/23 - Design and construction of an automated and compact mRNA GMP manufacturing system

Official notice

Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£760,000exc. VAT0.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2023awarded 22 Nov 2023
Awarded to Amodo Design Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Zoltan Kis from the University of Sheffield's department of Chemical and Biological Engineering with funding from Innovate UK is seeking a supplier to collaborate on the creation of an automated and compact GMP manufacturing system. The provider will be responsible for the design and prototyping of a custom system in-order to support the group's drive towards GMP, automated RNA production.

CPV: Design and execution of research and development

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Sept 2023, 10:50 BST
Last source update
5 Dec 2023, 09:25 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
3900/JN/23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-035736
Classification (CPV)
Design and execution of research and development
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fcef Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
17 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Oct 2023, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2023 → 5 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Oct 2023, 12:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Dec 2023, 09:25 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Dec 2023, 09:25 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £758,3331 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Amodo Design Ltd£758,333 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 035736-2023-1 · Amodo Design Ltd

    Signed
    22 Nov 2023
    Value
    £758,333
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000667 THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD,WESTERN BANK, SHEFFIELD, Yorkshire & Humber, S102TNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Amodo Design LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13884325 Unit 504, Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2BX

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria