Award

Purchase of Proleukin

  • Cardiff University

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-015729

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050471

Published 17 April 2025, 8:47am



Scope

Description

Cardiff University's School of Medicine are conducting research which requires trial patients to be issued with doses of Proleukin. This is an essential element of the research and cannot be changed. Cardiff University intends to purchase a number of these Proluekin doses in order for the research to be conducted.


Contract 1. Purchase of Proleukin for Medical Trial

Suppliers

Supplier not yet selected

Contract value

  • 220000.00 EUR excluding VAT
  • 220000.00 EUR including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

30 April 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 9 May 2025 to 30 May 2025
  • 22 days

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products

Contract locations

  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Other information

Description of risks to contract performance

There are limited ways the performance of this one-off, supply contract could be hindered. However, some potential risks include issues with delivery, inconsistent quality of the sourced Proleukin etc.

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights

As far as we are currently aware, the only source available to the University to source Proleukin from is a pharmaceutical company in Ireland, who have exclusive distribution rights from the US manufacturer. We are currently chasing a formal confirmation of this, following an informal confirmation being received previously. Once this confirmation is received, we intend on directly awarding to the Irish distributor.


Contracting authority

Cardiff University

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVT-4343-HWYR

Procurement Services

Cardiff

CF24 4HQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales