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Medicines Discovery Catapult

MEP including Acoustic Consultant/BSL3 Laboratory - Full and complete service for the duration of the project life cycle Validation Centre

ConstructionCPV 45000000 71000000
Value£91k
Awarded30 Apr 2021
Published5 Jul 2021
RegionNorth West
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£91ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

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The brief

Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) is a national facility for collaborative R&D exploring and developing new approaches to the discovery and proof of well targeted medicines, diagnostics and biomarkers.

Funded by Innovate UK, an agency of the UK government, MDC are an independent not-for-profit company bringing together a fragmented UK sector of industry, academia, charities, technologists, services, finance companies, SMEs and start-ups who together can turn good science into new, high value products.

By sharing problems, rare expertise and assets we support the growth of this new community through a time of radical business and national change.

Capitalising on the success of the Lighthouse Lab to create a new BSL3 facility for innovative diagnostics, biomarkers and complex medicines and develop the UK's onshore diagnostic capability and capacity and the associated supply chain.

The project will create a national facility for testing and validation of new diagnostics, biomarkers and innovative therapeutics for disease.

The Validation Centre of Excellence will enable innovators to set up new companies with confidence, driving regional growth in high-value jobs and a sector of urgent national and global need.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

By sharing problems, rare expertise and assets

By sharing problems, rare expertise and assets we support the growth of this new community through a time of radical business and national change.

02

Capitalising on the success of the Lighthouse

Capitalising on the success of the Lighthouse Lab to create a new BSL3 facility for innovative diagnostics, biomarkers and complex medicines and develop the UK's onshore diagnostic capability and capacity and the associated supply chain.

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OCID
56268b4a-af27-42d0-9aaf-3541a1335122
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
MEDDISC001-DN554695-28712316
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