Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Medicines Discovery Catapult
Block 35, Mereside, Alderley Park
Cheshire
SK10 4TG
UK
Contact person: Ms Laura Hough
Telephone: +44 1625708394
E-mail: laura.hough@md.catapult.org.uk
NUTS: UKD62
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://md.catapult.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://md.catapult.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Ltd - Medical - Research
I.5) Main activity
Other: Medical Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Legal Services
Reference number: DN565167
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Catapult centres are a network of world-leading centres designed to transform the UK’s capability for innovation in specific areas and help drive future economic growth.
(https://catapult.org.uk/catapult-centres/). Our specific area is medicines discovery.
Funded by Innovate UK, an agency of the UK government, we are an independent not-for-profit company bringing together industry, academia, charities, technologists, services, finance companies, SMEs and start-ups who together can turn good science into new, high value products.
Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd. (MDC) is a national facility connecting the UK community to accelerate innovative drug discovery.
We provide unique scientific capabilities and act as a gateway to UK resources and expertise, supporting UK SMEs to drive the development and industrialisation of new approaches for the discovery of new medicines.
By validating new ways of discovering medicines and driving key talent and expertise across the sector, we will support the UK life sciences industry, SMEs and innovators to deliver growth for the UK economy and maintain the UK’s heritage position as a global leader in medicines R&D.
Ultimately, new industrialised technologies are vital for delivering new medicines to patients, faster.
The UK Lighthouse Laboratories were established across the UK in a matter of weeks to dramatically increase the number of coronavirus tests that can take place each day to support the national effort against the coronavirus pandemic.
The new Lighthouse Laboratories have been constructed through a partnership with the Department of Health, MDC, UK Biocentre and the University of Glasgow. Their development is closely supported by both the NHS and Public Health England.
MDC is leading the Lighthouse Lab located in new dedicated labs at Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park.
More information on the UK Lighthouse Lab Network is available here: https://www.lighthouselabs.org.uk/
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD62
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Legal services to support the MDC in a specific project. Services expected to commence August 2021 and run until the project has finished estimated 31st December 2021.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The procurement is for Legal Services which is defined within the Light Touch regime and is under the required threshold for publication in OJEU / Find a Tender Service.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Provision of Legal Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/08/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Knights Professional Services Limited
The Brampton, Newcastle-upon-Lyme
Staffordshire,
ST5 0QW
UK
NUTS: UKD62
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd
Alderly Edge
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/08/2021