Automated benchmarking and red line knowledge identification (Chem) - Notice of Threshold Change

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£148,897published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Signature Science, LLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Find a Tender Service Notice is for Transparency purposes. The original Contract was published on Contract Finder, due to the Value being under the Find a Tender Service threshold.

Due to a contract variation, the contract is now above the Find a Tender Service threshold, so for transparency we are publishing this notice.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Mar 2024, 10:01 GMT
Last source update: 18 Mar 2024, 10:01 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-008583
Classification (CPV): Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0449b0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Award of a Contract without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with PCR2015 Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. The services can only be supplied by Signature Science, LLC owing to technical reasons.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £148,8971 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Signature Science, LLCSME	£148,897 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 008583-2024-1 · Signature Science, LLCSME
Signed
18 Mar 2024
Value
£148,897
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services London, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Department of Science, Innovation & TechnologyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Signature Science, LLCAwarded supplier Texas, US

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.