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Recruitment of Transition Lead Role for Medicines Discovery Catapult

MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 14:36.

Opportunity overview

Recruitment of a Transition Lead role at MDC. With duties to cover: Transition Leadership to support phasing of new operating model. Member of the MDC Discovery Leadership team, with accountability to the Chief Scientific Officer for business analytics, operational support and process improvement, working in collaboration with the Discovery Operations team; Heads of Lab Capabilities and Scientific Technical Leads. Phase, implement, embed and stabilise the new operating model including all process improvements and ways of working to ensure delivery to time quality and cost. Contribute to establishment of a high performing Delivery Operations function to enable and support the collection, analysis and interpretation of data to drive informed decision making and delivery excellence, ensuring appropriate governance and compliance. Work with MDC leadership to translate pipeline demand into an operational plan for delivery and make recommendations as required to support effective delivery. Establish and monitor the utilisation of people and lab resources to provide accurate and timely capacity data, to inform operational decision making.

Awarded to

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SCI PARTNERS LLP

Matched by number
Contract value
£160k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£192k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC376888
Location
Tring, UKH23, HP23 5QY, United Kingdom

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa49
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-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-OC376888
Name
SCI PARTNERS LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
Tring
Postal Code
HP23 5QY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Home Office Pennyroyal Court

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
OC376888
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PBTP-7487-LZGX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC376888
Name
SCI PARTNERS LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
11 Nov 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
160,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
192,000

Period

Ends
12 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
13 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
12 Aug 2026, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract can be extended for a further three months, dependent on satisfactory performance and business requirements.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084868-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
19 Dec 2025, 12:22

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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