RFP QuestBeta
Awarded · ResultStage · contract

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

RE21425 - Prostaglandins - Literature review, market analysis, analytical method development and testing - Invitation to Quote

R&DCPV 73200000
Value£30k
Awarded10 Dec 2021
Published24 Dec 2021
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£30ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

This sits below the typical range for Research & Development contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 20,405 valued Research & Development tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 10th December 2021 at 11:00 am DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement The Office for Product Safety and Standards is looking to appoint a supplier to undertake: 1.

Literature review and market analysis- A literature review covering prostaglandins in consumer products as well the currently available test methods for their detection and quantification.

The contractor should also undertake analysis of the UK market, utilising the information identified in the literature review to provide a comprehensive market analysis as to the prevalence of prostaglandins in consumer products.

2.

Method development - The development of a method suitable for the detection and quantification of the prostaglandin chemical/chemicals identified as those of interest.

Option here to engage with other test houses, to determine the repeatability of the test method.

3.

Product procurement and testing - working with OPSS, products will be identified from online and high street vendors for testing.

The contractor will then undertake testing using the developed methods.

The contractor will produce data tables for this, which will also be captured in the draft report (below) 4.

Draft and final report - The contractor will capture all the other outputs in a final report and make recommendations regarding the findings and areas for future research.

If you are interested in reviewing more about this requirement, due to the sensitive nature, you will be required to complete and signa copy of the Non-Disclosure Contract which cant be found within the Attachments section of this notice.

Once signed and submitted through the Delta eSourcing portal (details of portal link and access code can be found below), you will then be added into the main procurement where full tender information is available.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement.

All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement.

To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and follow the instructions to register.

If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and the follow the instructions to 'Log in' Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: VR2VZ93342

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

All tender information MUST be submitted through

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

02

The contractor should also undertake analysis

The contractor should also undertake analysis of the UK market, utilising the information identified in the literature review to provide a comprehensive market analysis as to the prevalence of prostaglandins in consumer products.

03

If you are interested in reviewing more

If you are interested in reviewing more about this requirement, due to the sensitive nature, you will be required to complete and signa copy of the Non-Disclosure Contract which cant be found within the Attachments section of this notice.

04

Once you are logged into the system

Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: VR2VZ93342.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
553a2dbc-1781-48af-b1fc-c88c350855ac
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
RE21425
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