Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Synthetic DNA · UK public procurement notice
Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCPI are looking to appoint suitable qualified suppliers to provide synthetic DNA manufactured to GMP & research grade standards, falling under the following lots:
Lot 1 – GMP/High-Quality (HQ) grade Synthetic DNA
Lot 2 – Research grade synthetic DNA
CPV: Chemical reagents · Laboratory reagents · Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 5 Oct 2026
Published description of the framework
CPI will establish a Multi supplier framework agreement, against which we will reserve the right to direct award without further competition. Suppliers will be in a ranked order of 1st, 2nd and 3rd etc. according to their scores against the evaluation criteria set out below.
Pricing should be held throughout the duration of the framework. Should pricing not be held for the entirety of the framework duration, CPI reserves the right to conduct a mini-competition as per the process detailed below and rerank in line with the mini competition criteria.
As and when we require goods we will confirm our requirements with the preferred (ranked 1st) supplier and place a Purchase Order. In the event that the 1st placed supplier cannot provide the goods required or meet the delivery timescale, the order will be placed with the 2nd placed supplier on the list in the same manner. Should the 2nd placed supplier be unable to provide the goods required or meet the delivery timescale, the order will be placed with the 3rd placed supplier in the same manner, with this process continued for any further members on the relevant lot until the goods have been provided. Where no panel members are able to meet our requirements, CPI reserves the right to award outside of this framework.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1GMP/High-Quality (HQ) grade Synthetic DNARenewalPublished value£0
CPI require the supply of DNA manufactured according to GMP/HQ, in a synthetic (non-cell) based process. If both GMP and HQ grade are available
Lot #2Research grade synthetic DNARenewalPublished value£0
CPI require the supply of synthetic DNA at research grade and at a technical specification comparable to GMP. Research grade DNA must be demonstrably suitable for RNA production by IVT and for transient transfection.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Response: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Response
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Supply of Synthetic DNA” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Aug 2026, 13:52 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2026, 13:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
3950- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073203- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da04Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Your response must be electronically uploaded to the website as stated in the link below only, to arrive in good time, no later than the Bid Return Date:
12 noon Monday, 07 September 2026
Electronic Address for Document Access and Receipt of Bids:
Timeline
3 Aug 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published85 days ago3 Aug 2026, 13:52 BST
- Clarification questions by58 days ago31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends51 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by22 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Aug 2026, 13:52 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender