Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Automated Benchmarking and Red Line Knowledge Identification (Bio)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
AI Research requiring Automated benchmarking and red line knowledge identification
(Bio)
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £289,800
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- US - United States
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
AI Research requiring Automated benchmarking and red line knowledge identification
(Bio)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Award of a Contract without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with PCR2015 Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. The services can only be supplied by Ginkgo Bioworks, owing to technical reasons.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 January 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ginkgo Bioworks
Boston
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £289,800
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
London
Country
United Kingdom