Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c50-2430-7342-87b6-f94e95a2fbaa/1785-s-raw-material-for-mrna-vaccine-development awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure Suitable for SMEs # 1785-S - Raw material for mRNA vaccine development [Centre for Process Innovation Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/centre-for-process-innovation-limited) Estimated value £763,000 Published 8 Jul 2020 Deadline Closed 11 Jun 2020 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender CPI require a number of enzymes to use as part of its response to COVID-19 vaccine project. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 state in regulation 32.2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:- (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons Raw material for mRNA vaccine development/manufacture of a COVID 19 vaccine. This is a fast moving and time limited project. As a synthetically expressed mRNA vaccine, a DNA template is required for expression and manufacture. The DNA template design is the key IP and any transfer to 3rd party manufacturing sites needs to be protected with relevant MTA agreements. The DNA template can be manufactured in a couple of different ways, either using E. Coli to make conventional plasmid DNA template which then needs to be purified, or using a unique synthetic manufacturing route developed by the supplier to make a DNA template called "Doggy Bone DNA" dbDNA. The supplier already have an MTA with the research company and have manufactured dbDNA in stock and ready for dispatch, any other supplier will need to negotiate an MTA with the research company and then develop a manufacturing process before being able to manufacture a product for sale. This process will take several months and cause a significant delay to the process development activities at CPI. The manufacturing process is unique to the supplier, fully validated and scalable and is able to supply any quantity of DNA required. No final decision can be made at this moment about the final supplier of the DNA template for final full scale manufacture but the supplier is the only company who is able to supply DNA to support the current development activities. Read full description ## CPV classification Pharmaceutical products Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/292d9540-141a-4cb6-ae6f-b8bec80f3b78) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Centre for Process Innovation Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/centre-for-process-innovation-limited) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [Autoclaves – Autoklaver till Tandvårdshögskolan i Malmö · Malmö universitet · 9 days left · 28 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9dd7-7329-993d-a6e0f71667e9/sweden-autoclaves-autoklaver-till-tandvardshogskolan-i-malmo) [Pharmaceutical products – Open-House-Rabattverträge 2026-17 Tafamidis · Techniker Krankenkasse · 773 days left · 30 Nov 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aa23-7217-b0b6-daa9dc9fe3b2/germany-pharmaceutical-products-open-house-rabattvertrage-2026-17-tafamidis) [Enteral feeds – Enteralna prehrana · Klinički Bolnički Centar Split · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-61f0-727d-a7e5-8af11fde40a5/croatia-enteral-feeds-enteralna-prehrana) [Operating-theatre devices – Operační stoly · Fakultní nemocnice Brno · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6f95-7385-a1b5-a45251fdf818/czechia-operating-theatre-devices-operacni-stoly) [Orthopaedic implants – Dostawa implantów ortopedycznych · Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Białymstoku · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a014-7092-93fd-a23b17232c85/poland-orthopaedic-implants-dostawa-implantow-ortopedycznych) [Laboratory reagents – Dostawa odczynników oraz dzierżawa analizatorów. · Szpital Specjalistyczny w Chorzowie · 8 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ca42-73b8-a366-fed6ba8a391f/poland-laboratory-reagents-dostawa-odczynnikow-oraz-dzierzawa-analizatorow)