Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c5f-5a9b-716c-9c16-e1269e8884e5/on-site-it-support awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure Suitable for SMEs # On-site IT Support [Medicines Discovery Catapult](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult) Estimated value £84,000 Published 14 Jul 2020 Deadline Closed 13 May 2020 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Purchase of on-site IT support related to the establishment of a Lighthouse laboratory as part of the UK Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its response to COVID-19 and with only days available, MDC, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, is entering into contracts without competition or advertising the requirement. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and Procurement Policy Note 01/20, the following tests have been met: • There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency - the response to the COVID-19 consequences needs to be immediate because of public health risks. • The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseen - the COVID-19 situation is so novel that the consequences are not something that MDC could have predicted. • It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the Public Contract Regulations (2015) - there is no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation, nor does the MDC have access to an existing commercial agreement such as a framework or dynamic purchasing system. The situation is not attributable to the MDC - MDC has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency. ## CPV classification IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/cc8517ba-98bc-4c36-85d5-317df7bd802f) 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 Medicines Discovery Catapult: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult) [Sector More IT services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services) ## More tenders like this [Cultural Host request · Borough of Telford & Wrekin · 8 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3c19-7359-b18f-0e67f8b54071/cultural-host-request) [Application service providers – Zakup i wdrożenie systemu finansowo-księgowego · Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny · 58 days left · 15 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-ff2b-7194-a263-f2f8d4200093/poland-application-service-providers-zakup-i-wdrozenie-systemu-finansowo-ksi) [IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – EU aanbesteding Applicatie schuldhulpverlening · Gemeente Helmond · 18 days left · 5 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fc91-72ad-925c-d039c10b909c/netherlands-it-services-consulting-software-development-internet-and-suppor) [Recuritment of 3(Three) Senior Full-Stack Software Engineers for EARDIP PIU, MInT · Ministry of Innovation and Technology · 11 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14db4-0886-72d6-b6ae-a98403a767f3/recuritment-of-3three-senior-full-stack-software-engineers-for-eardip-piu-min) [Recruitment of Junior Information Systems / IT Assistant · Ministry of Environment and Urbanization GDCA · 12 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14db4-0902-7278-a6b2-3a2b4c1de9ef/recruitment-of-junior-information-systems-it-assistant) [IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – Integrale ICT-dienstverlening · Stichting TWijs · 37 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fe6a-7260-a422-f753c49297e2/netherlands-it-services-consulting-software-development-internet-and-suppor)