Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ea44
- Published by:
- Cardiff University
- Authority ID:
- AA0258
- Publication date:
- 27 November 2025
- Deadline date:
- 13 January 2026
- Notice type:
- UK3
- Has documents:
- Yes
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
Cardiff University are issuing this PPN to make the market aware that we intend on going out to market to secure an experienced and competent CDMO to facilitate the manufacturing and delivery of medicines related to an ongoing medical/pharmaceutical research project.PLEASE NOTE - PME has been conducted with select CDMO providers in advance of this tender under NDAs. A summary of said PME is available to interested parties in advance of the tender itself, for those who complete and return the attached NDA. Should an interested party fail to return an NDA for access to PME early as part of this notice, an NDA will be required upon joining of the published tender, where the PME detail will also be available.Should an NDA be returned before the publishing of this tender, please email the completed NDAs to Procurement@cardiff.ac.uk for us to review, countersign, and provide the PME detail for your review.
Full notice text
Scope
Procurement description
Cardiff University are issuing this PPN to make the market aware that we intend on going out to market to secure an experienced and competent CDMO to facilitate the manufacturing and delivery of medicines related to an ongoing medical/pharmaceutical research project.
PLEASE NOTE - PME has been conducted with select CDMO providers in advance of this tender under NDAs. A summary of said PME is available to interested parties in advance of the tender itself, for those who complete and return the attached NDA. Should an interested party fail to return an NDA for access to PME early as part of this notice, an NDA will be required upon joining of the published tender, where the PME detail will also be available.
Should an NDA be returned before the publishing of this tender, please email the completed NDAs to Procurement@cardiff.ac.uk for us to review, countersign, and provide the PME detail for your review.
Total value (estimated)
452168.00 GBP Excluding VAT
452168.00 GBP Including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
01 April 2026, 00:00AM to 31 March 2027, 23:59PM
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Reduced Tendering Period
Qualifying planned procurement notice
Is the total value above threshold?
Above threshold
Lots
Divided into 1 lots
Lot number: 1
CPV classifications
- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
Criteria used to select suppliers to tender for this lot
true
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Contract start date (estimated)
01 April 2026, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
31 March 2027, 23:59PM
Participation
Conditions of participation
Completion and return of NDA - required due to nature of the research project.
Award criteria
Type: price
Name
Pricing
Weighting: 30.00
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: quality
Name
Responsible Procurement
Description
Quality questions focussed on sustainability and ESG
Weighting: 10.00
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: quality
Name
Quality
Description
Standard quality based question
Weighting: 60.00
Weighting type: percentageExact
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
12 January 2026
Expression of interest deadline
13 January 2026, 01:00AM
Date of award of contract
09 March 2026, 23:59PM
May tenders be submitted electronically?
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
Documents
Document type
Bidding documents
Document type
Upon posting of the formal tender notice, all documents will be available via a tender e-portal InTend link.
Coding
Commodity categories
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Title
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Parent category
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There are no commodity categories for this notice.
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Delivery locations
| ID |
Description
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| 1022 |
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
About the buyer
- Main contact:
- n/a
- Admin contact:
- n/a
- Technical contact:
- n/a
- Other contact:
- n/a
Additional documents
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Replaced documents
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