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Published 26 Oct 2026, 13:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Research Equipment & Instruments

Official notice

Authority: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)

Direct award
Awarded value£227,144published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 27 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Miltenyi Biotec Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchased of cell therapy equipment and instruments relating CART- T research; funded via NIHR award.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Oct 2026, 13:56 GMT
Last source update
27 Oct 2026, 12:46 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101528
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079038 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Following an application and the award of funding from the NIHR relating to the Trusts CAR-T therapy service; product is only available via one supplier enabling an end-to-end cell processing within a single centrifugation vessel.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published44h ago
    27 Oct 2026, 12:46 GMT
  2. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 7 days
    5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 Oct 2026, 13:56 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Oct 2026, 12:46 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £227,1441 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Miltenyi Biotec Ltd6 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026£227,14427 Oct 2026standstill to 5 Nov 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPHY-1169-GBXY Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, North West, CH63 4JYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MILTENYI BIOTEC LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03096272GB-PPON: PBYL-2972-CBYG Miltenyi Biotec Ltd, Almac House, Woking, South East, GU24 9DRContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender