Award

UKRI-4970 Harwell Health Screening Service

  • UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-061823

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05626f (view related notices)

Published 2 October 2025, 3:16pm



Scope

Reference

UKRI-4970

Description

Provision of a health screening service for MRC Harwell for a period of 2 years.


Contract 1. UKRI-4970 Harwell Health Screening Service

Supplier

Contract value

  • £350,540 excluding VAT
  • £420,648 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

22 September 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

1 October 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 13 October 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

16 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 8 January 2026 to 7 January 2028
  • Possible extension to 7 January 2031
  • 5 years

Description of possible extension:

The Contract duration shall be for a period of 2 years, with three optional

extensions of a further 1 year each (2+1+1+1).

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73110000 - Research services
  • 85111800 - Pathology services

Contract locations

  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Information about tenders

  • 2 tenders received
  • 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

Fera Science Ltd

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDGX-4332-VPXR

York Biotech Campus, Sand Hutton

York

YO41 1LZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Associated people/organisations:

N/A

Contract 1. UKRI-4970 Harwell Health Screening Service


Contracting authority

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Polaris House

Swindon, Wiltshire

SN2 1FL

United Kingdom

Contact name: MRC Procurement

Telephone: +441793442000

Email: mrcprocurement@ukri.org

Website: https://www.ukri.org/

Region: UKK14 - Swindon

Organisation type: Public authority - central government