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Technical Transfer of DST-F to CMO

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 08:52.

Opportunity overview

This Contract is for Technology Transfer Services for DST-F manufacture from the Supplier's pilot scale facility to the appointed Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO). The Supplier currently manufactures the research-grade product. As the programme progresses towards Marketing Authorisation (MA) and commercial-scale manufacture, the DST-F production process must be Technically Transferred from The Suppliers pilot-scale facility to an appointed GMP-certified CMO. The CMO has been appointed by means of a competitive flexible tender process, which is a separate requirement and contract to this Contract. Technology Transfer is the collaborative process of moving scientific findings, intellectual property, and technical knowledge from creators to the CMO to develop commercial manufacturing. The process involves transferring data, designs, software, inventions, and expertise between organisations. The Technology Transfer Services are necessary to: - Support knowledge transfer - Support documentation provision - Provide expert technical advice to enable the CMO to commence GMP manufacture - Support MA submission activities.

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.

LIONEX GmbH

No match
Contract value
€143.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Jun 2026
Including VAT
€172.5k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJPY-7435-XDPD
Location
BRAUNSCHWEIG, DE, 38126, Germany

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
C34222
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Direct Award for the technical transfer from the pilot scale Supplier Lionex to the appointed Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO) under both Schedule 5, Condition 5 (a) and (b) and Condition 6 (a) and (b) of The Procurement Act 2023. 5 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. 6 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The explanations as to why the justification applies are as follows: The Supplier has Intellectual Property Rights – Condition 5(a) APHA has an exclusive licence with Lionex for the current technology (IPR) for Diva Skin Test – Fusion (DST-F) production. Absence of competition for technical reasons: Lionex have developed the DST‑F in partnership with APHA as the designated Pilot Scale provider. As a result, they hold the specialist knowledge, proprietary processes, and technical understanding required for its production and further development. No other supplier has been involved in the creation or pilot‑scale manufacture of DST‑F, and therefore no alternative provider has the capability or access to the necessary proprietary information to undertake the Technical Transfer to the CMO. For these reasons, Lionex are the only supplier in the market able to carry out the required work, demonstrating a clear absence of competition for technical reasons. No reasonable alternatives: For the reasons outlined above, there are no reasonable alternatives in the market capable of delivering the Technical Transfer. No other supplier can complete the transfer to the newly appointed CMO, as they do not have the necessary knowledge, IPR or involvement in the development of DST‑F. Any alternative supplier would be required to redevelop a skin‑testing agent in collaboration with APHA, which would involve substantial time, resource investment, and a retendering of the CMO contract. This work cannot be delivered in‑house, as it requires specialist expertise that APHA does not have the capacity to provide. Pre market engagement has not been carried out for this Technical Transfer requirement, as there is no other supplier in the market place who can deliver this service given the nature of the required services, however a UK05 & UK06 have been published, and the eight (8) day standstill period has been observed, to inform the market of this direct award without competition.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Id
GB-PPON-PBHC-6261-BLLQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHC-6261-BLLQ

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Lucy Webster

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Role Details
Carrying out Procurement on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Lucy Webster

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Organisation 3
Name
LIONEX GmbH
Id
GB-PPON-PJPY-7435-XDPD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJPY-7435-XDPD

Address

Street Address
Salzdahlumer Strasse 196, Geb 1A
Locality
BRAUNSCHWEIG
Postal Code
38126
Country
DE
Country Name
Germany
Region
DE

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71356200
Description
Technical assistance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJPY-7435-XDPD
Name
LIONEX GmbH

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Contract for the Technical Transfer of DST-F to the CMO
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
24 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
24 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
24 Dec 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
24 Dec 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The total duration of the Contract will not exceed thirty (30) months from the Start Date. The Buyer may extend the Contract by up to twelve (12) months from the Start Date, through issuing a Contract Change Note (CCN) to the Supplier.

Value

Including VAT
172,494
Amount
143,745
Currency
EUR

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0282
Title
KPI 1 - Completeness of Knowledge, Documentation and Materials Transfer. KPI 2 - Timeliness of Technical Transfer Delivery. KPI 3 - Timeliness of Support.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061946-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Jul 2026, 16:37
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 055045-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 055053-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 061946-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·