Awarded contract

Physico Chemical Laboratory Services

  • MHRA

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-007577

Published 21 March 2022, 1:19pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

MHRA

10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf

London

E14 4PU

Contact

Catherine Norris

Email

catherine.norris@nibsc.org

Telephone

+44 1707641369

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Physico Chemical Laboratory Services

Reference number

C45862

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Physico Chemical Laboratory Services, including,
• developing and verifying/validating methods for inclusion in the British Pharmacopoeia monographs
• establishing and maintaining Chemical Reference Standards to support these monographs
• providing testing support to the regulatory functions of the agency and acting as the Official Medicines Controls Laboratory for chemical testing

This service is made up of 4 elements:
1) Analytics Laboratory Testing,
2) Production of BPCRS (British Pharmacopeia Chemical Reference Substances),
3) Procurement of Candidate Material,
4) Dispatch of the BPCRS.

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: £25,800,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 24000000 - Chemical products
  • 64120000 - Courier services
  • 24000000 - Chemical products

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Physico Chemical Laboratory Services.

• developing and verifying/validating methods for inclusion in the British Pharmacopoeia monographs
• establishing and maintaining Chemical Reference Standards to support these monographs
• providing testing support to the regulatory functions of the agency and acting as the Official Medicines Controls Laboratory for chemical testing

This service is made up of 4 elements:
1) Analytics Laboratory Testing,
2) Production of BPCRS (British Pharmacopeia Chemical Reference Substances),
3) Procurement of Candidate Material,
4) Dispatch of the BPCRS.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 55

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 35

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

two.2.14) Additional information

The contract charges from the third year onwards are subject to indexation.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-000820


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

18 March 2022

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

LGC Ltd

Queens Road Teddington

Teddington

TW11 0LY

Telephone

+44 2089437000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

02991879

Internet address

http://www.lgcstandards.com/

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £25,800,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £25,800,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

MHRA

10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf

London

E14 4PU

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

MHRA/ NIBSC

EN6 3QG

London

EN6 3QG

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency