Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfe-3692-7314-afab-f92ae547fe9a/purchase-of-serum-ige-for-replacement-who-standard

awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Purchase of Serum IgE for replacement WHO standard

[Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency)

Estimated value

£30,000 to £34,000

Published

24 Jun 2025

Deadline

Closed

2 Jun 2025

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Buyer says suitable for VCSEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice.
- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

Purchase of Serum IgE for replacement WHO standard

Additional information:

Based on the evidence and reasoning provided by our scientific experts at MHRA, It is proposed to direct award this contract under the following section of the PA 2023:

Section 41 - Direct award in special cases

### Single suppliers

- 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.

### Urgency

- Where-

(a)the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and

(b)as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.

- For the purpose of paragraph 13, urgency is unavoidable if it-

(a)is not attributable to any act or omission of the contracting authority, and

(b)could not have been foreseen by the contracting authority.

## CPV classification

Laboratory reagents

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/1c23c18d-d863-4a71-8840-acfebb9b79fe)

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