Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice

Published 7 Oct 2025, 15:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase and maintenance of Advanced Electroporation system

Authority: MHRA (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£150,000≈ £31k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 7 Nov 2025

Contract term 4 yrs 10 moends 15 Oct 2030 · up to 15 Dec 2032 with extensions · starts 15 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The MHRA has a requirement to award a contract for the Purchase and maintenance of an Advanced Electroporation system.

No preliminary market engagement: Based on the requirement, no market engagement carried out.

CPV: Installation services of laboratory equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrs 10 moSMEPublished value£150,000

Contract period: 15 Dec 2025 – 15 Oct 2030 (4 yrs 10 mo) · up to 15 Dec 2032 with extensionsValue: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: We expect to award a contract for a one of purchase of the equipment. For service maintenance and/or purchase of any bespoke kits/consumables and/or any IT related requirements, if applicable, the contract will be for the life of the equipment.

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)51430000 Installation services of laboratory equipment

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

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

2. Technical Envelope: 70%
3. Commercial Envelope: 20%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

3. Commercial Envelope
2. Technical Envelope
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Cancelled
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 7 Oct 2025, 15:26 BST
Last source update: 18 Dec 2025, 16:44 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 21 Nov 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062951
Latest notice: Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV): Installation services of laboratory equipmentLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a9bd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Submission deadline: 7 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 24 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

Timeline

7 Oct 2025 → 18 Dec 2025 · 6 dates

Tender notice published385 days ago
7 Oct 2025, 15:26 BST
Clarification questions by369 days ago
24 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
Submission deadline354 days ago
7 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
Award decision expected by340 days ago
21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts317 days ago
15 Dec 2025
Latest notice published313 days ago
18 Dec 2025, 16:44 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
7 Oct 2025, 15:26 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
7 Oct 2025, 15:41 BST
UK4
Procurement termination notice published
18 Dec 2025, 16:44 GMT
UK12
Status changed to complete
18 Dec 2025, 16:44 GMT

Published amendments (1)

Corrected the award criteria description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
supplier not published	—	18 Dec 2025	CancelledThe bids did not pass mandatory questions. No successful Tender bid received.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MHRA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJLJ-9824-VXPG 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 16:44 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 15:41 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 15:26 BST