Official UK procurement notice
An investigation into the degradation products obtained from the tertiary recycl
Authority: Veterinary Medicines Directorate (Central government)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn Investigation into the Effects of the Tertiary Recycling Process on the Quality and Safety of Plastics
The Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT), introduced in the UK in 2022, aims to reduce plastic waste by promoting the use of recycled materials in plastic packaging. However, pharmaceutical primary packaging remains comprised of solely virgin (newly produced) materials. This is because the use of recycled plastics in primary packaging is largely prohibitive, due to concerns that degradation products will be present in the recycled plastic.
While the industry is aware that degradation products exist, these have never been fully investigated. The VMD is launching this call for interest to undertake research to identify and quantify the degradation products that occur during the tertiary recycling procedure and evaluate the potential for the use of recycled materials in veterinary pharmaceutical primary packaging.
The aims of this research
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£72,000
- Condition of participation
To select those Tenderers who are suitable to deliver the Authority’s requirements and will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria set out in Sections 1 to 5 of the response form in Atamis and Part 1 of this Section (in respect of economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability). Failure to meet the stated selection criteria will result in a Response being rejected at this stage and no further assessment of the remainder of the Response (including the Tender) pursuant to the remaining stages below will be undertaken by the Authority.
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Sustainability and Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Sustainability and Social Value
- Commercial
- Condition of participation
To select those Tenderers who are suitable to deliver the Authority’s requirements and will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria set out in Sections 1 to 5 of the response form in Atamis and Part 1 of this Section (in respect of economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability). Failure to meet the stated selection criteria will result in a Response being rejected at this stage and no further assessment of the remainder of the Response (including the Tender) pursuant to the remaining stages below will be undertaken by the Authority.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Aug 2025, 10:50 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Dec 2025, 10:49 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067083- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b0bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
1 Aug 2025 → 12 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Planning notice published1 Aug 2025, 10:50 BST
- Market engagement18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
This notice is to highlight that the Veterinary Medicine Directorate (VMD) wishes to undertake research into the degradation products obtained from the tertiary recycling process of pharmaceutical blister packaging and would like for interested suppliers to register their interest by emailing emily.hayes@defra.gov.uk by 17:00 on Thursday 18 September 2025.
- Next notice expected391 days ago2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published372 days ago21 Oct 2025, 12:42 BST
- Clarification questions by348 days ago14 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline341 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published331 days ago1 Dec 2025, 10:49 GMT
- Contract starts321 days ago12 Dec 2025
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Aug 2025, 10:50 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Sept 2025, 09:23 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published21 Oct 2025, 12:42 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £72,00021 Oct 2025, 12:42 BST
- Status changed to active21 Oct 2025, 12:42 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Oct 2025, 12:42 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT21 Oct 2025, 12:42 BST
- Procurement termination notice published1 Dec 2025, 10:49 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete1 Dec 2025, 10:49 GMT
Published amendments (1)
The VMD has extended the deadline to receive expressions of interest.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 1 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 28 Nov 2025 | CancelledThe tender closed on 21/11/2025 at 12:00 but No bids were received |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSBeneficiary authority
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcess contact pointProcuring entityDefra group Commercial will be leading the procurement on behalf of the VMD.
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender