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Formulation machine

THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

As a first step towards evaluating the use of RNA vaccines for livestock, the Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM) collaborated ) to carry out a proof-of-principle study. The success of this work has led to the continued evaluation by CVIM of RNA-based vaccines for livestock. To facilitate the continued evaluation of RNA-based vaccines for livestock CVIM needs to develop the capacity to produce formulated mRNA vaccine candidates at a suitable scale to carry out in vivo immunogenicity studies. A machine to encapsidate RNA is required to produce formulated mRNA vaccines. A suitable formulation machine needs to: • Be compact (small footprint) to enable its location in existing CVIM R&D facilities. • Enable application of Good Laboratory Practice • Have seamless scalability to enable higher levels of production at good manufacturing practice (GMP, to meet regulatory compliance). • Be capable of encapsidating mRNA of differing complexity using different LNP formulations. • Be user-friendly (reduced training requirements and user error). • Provide a protective environment for products (low bioburden). • Produce suitable volumes (capacity to support in vivo studies). • Compatible with existing and collaborator's equipment to enable the transfer of reagents and methods. Specifically, the encapsidation machine needs to be compatible to our recently purchased Ntensify Mini (RNA producing machine).

Awarded to

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Contract value
£154.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Mar 2025
Including VAT
£185.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Amersham Place Little Chalfont, UKJ13, HP7 9NA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-054e66
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-00559784
Name
THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ25
Country
GB
Locality
Woking
Postal Code
GU24 0NF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Pirbright Laboratory Ash Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
00559784
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PDZM-9963-XHWG
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-151716
Name
Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ13
Country
GB
Locality
Amersham Place Little Chalfont
Postal Code
HP7 9NA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Amersham Place

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ25
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38970000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
Entry 2
Id
51430000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Installation services of laboratory equipment

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-151716
Name
Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
19 Mar 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
154,360.3
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
185,232.36

Period

Ends
14 Apr 2025, 23:59
Starts
28 Mar 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
033003-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
17 Jun 2025, 14:35

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Woking · UKJ25 · GU24 0NF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-054e66-2025-06-17T14:35:58+01:00Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·