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Published 12 Feb 2021, 11:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

IRLA - Antibodies and Sera (and other matrices)

Official notice

Authority: University of Reading (Education)

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots per supplier
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£32,100,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Mar 2021awarded 1 Jul 2021
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The supply of antibodies and sera (and other human and animal matrices).

Only members of www.apuc-scot.ac.uk ↗ , www.hepcw.ac.uk ↗ , www.lupc.ac.uk ↗ , www.neupc.ac.uk,www.nwupc.ac.uk ↗ , www.supc.ac.uk ↗ will have access to the agreement.

CPV: Antisera · General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines · General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents · Immune sera and immunoglobulins · Immunoglobulins

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 50 suppliers · 19 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.4 per place) · 18 appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1AntibodiesAwardedPublished value£25,000,000

Precise product specifications and quantities are unknown to SUPC. These will be agreed with customers when they call-off the agreement.

Historical information has shown on average a £10M per year spend with Antibodies suppliers.

However, this is only an estimation and the value of purchases made under each Framework will depend on Institutions taking up the Frameworks and on suppliers promoting and adhering to the terms of their contracts Additional information: It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.

Delivery: UK · Various locations across the UK.
Extensions: SUPC will award this Framework Agreement on the basis of 30 months, with 1 option to extend by up to an additional 6 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Sera and other matricesAwardedPublished value£7,100,000

Precise product specifications and quantities are unknown to SUPC. These will be agreed with customers calling-off the agreement.

Expenditure across sera suppliers was estimated at less than 2 500 000 GBP for sera, tissue and other blood products. However, this is only an estimation and the value of purchases made under each Framework will depend on Institutions taking up the Frameworks and on suppliers promoting and adhering to the terms of their contracts. Additional information: It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.

Delivery: UK · Various locations across the UK
Extensions: SUPC will award this Framework Agreement on the basis of 30 months, with 1 option to extend by up to an additional 6 months.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
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1 - Antibodies Lot 2 - Sera and other matrices
What this means for your bid
  • “IRLA - Antibodies and Sera (and other matrices)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 50 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Feb 2021, 11:05 GMT
Last source update
29 Jul 2021, 14:53 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
LAB4042 SU
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018101
Classification (CPV)
AntiseraGeneral anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccinesGeneral anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agentsImmune sera and immunoglobulinsImmunoglobulins
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0292a6 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The entire tender process will be conducted electronically and suppliers will need to register their interest online at: https://uk.eu-spply.com/login.asp?B=SUPC All documents will be issued and will need to be returned online. The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is an operating unit of Southern Universities Management Services, a Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales No. 2732244.Registered Charity No. 1042175. An electronic auction will not be used for the award of the framework agreement. Institutions may choose to use an electronic auction if undertaking a further competition under the Framework Agreement.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
26 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Mar 2021 → 29 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    26 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    26 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    29 Jul 2021, 14:53 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Jul 2021, 14:53 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 18admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1913 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Jul 2021

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Antibodies

    Signed
    1 Jul 2021
    Value
    £25,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Sera and other matrices

    Signed
    1 Jul 2021
    Value
    £7,100,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Antibodies19bids · 19 electronic · 1 from abroad13——
2 · Sera and other matrices8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 111357 Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate, Reading, UK, RG6 6BUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumReview body ReadingContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

19 commercial parties on the notice
  • 2BScientific LtdFramework contractor924621 Heyford Park Innovation Centre, 77 Heyford Park , Upper Heyford, UK, OX25 5HDContact email, phone
  • 2BScientific LtdFramework contractor924621 Heyford Park Innovation Centre, 77 Heyford Park, , Upper Heyford, UK, OX25 5HDContact email, phone
  • Agilent Technologies LDA UK LtdFramework contractor08815891 5500 Lakeside, Cheadle Business Park , Cheadle, UK, SK8 3GRContact email, phone
  • Antibodies.com LimitedFramework contractor9563058 8 Station Court, Station Road, Cambridge, UK, CB22 5NEContact email, phone
  • Bio-Techne LimitedFramework contractor2490104 19 Barton Lane, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, UK, OX14 3NBContact email, phone
  • BioLegend UK LtdFramework contractor7167526 4B Highgate Business Centre, 33 Greenwood Place, , London, UK, NW5 1LBContact email, phone
  • BioServUK LtdFramework contractor4772000 Salisbury House, Station Road, Cambridge, UK, CB1 2LAContact email, phone
  • Cambridge Bioscience LtdFramework contractor4382252 2-3 Munro House, Trafalgar Way, Bar Hill, , Cambridge, UK, CB12 8SQContact email, phone
  • Cell Signaling Technology Europe BVFramework contractor818050445 Dellaertweg 9b, 2316 WZ Leiden, NLContact email, phone
  • Enzo Life Sciences (UK) LtdFramework contractor2584159 1 Colleton Crescent, Exeter, UK, EX2 4DGContact email, phone
Show 9 more suppliers
  • Fisher Scientific UK LTDFramework contractor2883961 Bishop Meadow Road , Loughborough, UK, LE11 5RGContact email
  • Generon LtdFramework contractor04307717 11 Whittle Parkway, Progress Business Park, Slough, UK, SL1 6DQContact email, phone
  • Insight Biotechnology LimitedFramework contractor3093313 110 Chandos Avenue, London, UK, N20 9DZContact email, phone
  • Merck Life Science UK limitedFramework contractor660457 The Old Brickyard, New Road, Gillingham, UK, SP8 4XTContact email, phone
  • Miltenyi Biotec LtdFramework contractor3096272 Almac House, Church Lane, Bisley, UK, GU24 9DRContact email, phone
  • Oxford Biosystems LtdFramework contractor4159947 184B Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, UK, OX14 4SEContact email, phone
  • Proteintech Europe LtdFramework contractor05818636 4 Greek Street, Stockport, UK, SK3 8ABContact email, phone
  • Stratech Scientific LtdFramework contractor1690218 Cambridge House, St Thomas Place, Ely, UK, CB7 4EXContact email, phone
  • Takara Bio Europe SASFramework contractor40043201900026 34 rue de la Croix de Fer - CS 30158, 78100 Saint Germain en Laye, FRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria