Awarded contract

Primary human cells for Organ-on-chip studies

Details

Supplier(s)
Lonza Sales Ltd
Value
£226,706.6
Duration
3 years
Topic
Primary cells
Published
12 September 2024

Tender description

Purchase HLA typed human small airway epithelial cells (SAEC), lung microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC-L) and human immune cells (PMBC). Cells will be used in an established Organ on a Chip (OOC) system at Porton Down.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date4 July 2024
  2. Completed: Award published12 September 2024
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date3 July 2027in 9 months

About the buyer

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is an executive agency sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care, and buys through its own end-to-end commercial service. Procurement, contract management and market engagement sit within the Commercial, Vaccines and Countermeasures Delivery directorate. Contracts are tendered under UK procurement legislation that ensures open and fair competition between bidders. Suppliers register on the UKHSA eTendering Portal to take part. UKHSA hosts the Diagnostics and Research Open Framework for diagnostics and research supplies and services. A published pipeline lists larger planned commercial activity.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of UK Health Security Agency's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, laboratory and precision equipment and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 31410000 · Primary cells

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