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Helix Biotech Biosimilar mRNA Vaccines

UK Health Security Agency · Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:27.

Opportunity overview

Vaccine mimic materials-comprising messenger RNA (mRNA) and lipid nanoparticles (LNPs)-from Helix-Biotech.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Helix Biotech, Inc.

No match
Published award value
£150k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
cancelled
Identifier
GB-PPON PCMD-6995-GBGZ
Location
Knoxville, US, 37918, United States

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C371747
Status
complete
Published risks
A valid and current Cyber Essentials Certificate is required.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Helix-Biotech Inc. is the only supplier capable of delivering the required vaccine mimic materials (mRNA encapsulated in LNPs) with validated equivalence to licensed Pfizer-style COVID-19 vaccines. Their proprietary methodology and formulation capability are not available from other suppliers, nor covered under any current public procurement frameworks.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
053927-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
4 Sept 2025, 13:41

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBMQ-7576-DVGW
Name
UK Health Security Agency

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI42
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E14 4PU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
10 South Colonnade

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PBMQ-7576-DVGW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PCMD-6995-GBGZ
Name
Helix Biotech, Inc.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
US
Country
US
Locality
Knoxville
Postal Code
37918
Country Name
United States
Street Address
1460 Breda Drive

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
PCMD-6995-GBGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Helix Biotech Biosimilar mRNA Vaccines
Status
cancelled
Status Details
We are currently unable to modify the description on the Transparency Notice and therefore a termination notice has been issued for this procedure and a new UK5 Transparency Notice will be published with a modified description.
Above Threshold
Yes
Final Status Date
2 Sept 2025, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33651600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vaccines

Value

Amount
150,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
180,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
047894-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
12 Aug 2025, 10:18

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCMD-6995-GBGZ
Name
Helix Biotech, Inc.

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
7 Sept 2027, 23:59
Starts
8 Sept 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI42 · E14 4PU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0585bd-2025-09-04T13:41:38+01:00Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender ·