Organ on a Chip system · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 4 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to CN Bio Innovations Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase 5 x commercialised ready-to-use Organ on Chip systems for UKHSA at Porton Down

CPV: Analysers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This project requests funding to purchase commercialised ready-to-use Organ on Chip…Awarded

This project requests funding to purchase commercialised ready-to-use Organ on Chip systems at UKHSA Porton Down. This technology provides a more relevant system for studying human disease and evaluating therapeutics.

Delivery: UK · UKHSA Porton Down<br/>Manor Farm Road<br/>Salisbury<br/>SP4 0JG

38434000 Analysers

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: Goods
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: 20 Dec 2023, 10:44 GMT
Last source update: 20 Dec 2023, 10:44 GMT
Authority reference: C212249
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-037418
Classification (CPV): Analysers
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042887 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The absence of competition ground under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) is relevant as, based upon UKHSA’s requirements and market intelligence, there appears to be a monopoly market that applies in the current case. Operational colleagues have confirmed that although a potential alternative platform could be used, this would come with significant drawbacks.<br/>In addition and in the alternative, as the only supplier of the product, the protection of exclusive rights (in the form of patents owned or exclusively licensed by CN Bio as well as trade secrets and know-how) under Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) would similarly apply in this case.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CN Bio Innovations Limited	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 037418-2023-1 · CN Bio Innovations Limited
Signed
4 Dec 2023
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	£400,000 – £400,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Commercial CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CN Bio Innovations LimitedAwarded supplier06517359 332 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WN, United Kingdom, Cambridge, UK, CB4 0WNContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.