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Molecubes Preclinical SPECT Imager

MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

MDC's current imaging capabilities are limited to PET and CT, which restricts us to PET based tracers. While PET imaging is a powerful tool, it cannot accommodate a growing range of radioisotopes that are increasingly relevant in theranostic applications. These include lead 203, lead 212, lutetium 177, and actinium 225, which are essential for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. This limitation has become more pronounced as clinical and research interest in SPECT and CT imaging continues to grow. SPECT imaging enables biodistribution studies for isotopes that PET cannot support. This opens up new possibilities for molecular imaging and expands our ability to respond to evolving scientific and clinical needs. We have a clear opportunity to address this gap by introducing SPECT and CT capability through the phased procurement of the SPECT Cube module, followed by an upgrade to the advanced SPECT Cube 2.0 platform. This will allow MDC to meet rising diagnostic demand, align with industry standards, and maintain clinical competitiveness. The system supports high-energy collimators and emerging radionuclides such as 212-Pb and 203-Pb, which are critical for MDC's research pipeline and are the only system compatible with existing MDC Molecubes equipment which enables an integrated system allowing simultaneous imaging of SPECT PET and CT imaging in one work flow.

Awarded to

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Published award value
£350k
Awarded
16 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 01800317
Location
Henfield, UKJ28, BN5 9SL, 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-059ecc
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The system supports high-energy collimators and emerging radionuclides such as 212-Pb and 203-Pb, which are critical for MDC's research pipeline and are compatible with existing MDC equipment which enables an integrated system allowing simultaneous imaging of SPECT PET and CT imaging in one work flow.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-09928547
Name
MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Locality
Macclesfield
Postal Code
SK10 4ZF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Block 35g, Mereside Alderley Park

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
09928547
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PJPQ-6911-DQYY
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01800317
Name
SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ28
Country
GB
Locality
Henfield
Postal Code
BN5 9SL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Scientific House Henfield Business Park

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
01800317
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PXMH-3166-PNVW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
17 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Value

Amount
350,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
420,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
058392-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Sept 2025, 10:51
Entry 2
Id
058527-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Sept 2025, 14:16

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01800317
Name
SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
2 Jan 2027, 23:59
Starts
2 Oct 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
1 Oct 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Macclesfield · UKD62 · SK10 4ZF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059ecc-2025-09-22T14:16:35+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·