United Kingdom-Swindon: Small animals – Framework Lead

The current contract for Small animals – Framework Lead is projected to end on 25-OCT-18 and may be available for retender.
Description:
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:: UK SBS RE130141 Supply of Small Laboratory Animals of the Rodentia Order.

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Supplies
Purchase
NUTS code UK

Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 24
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000 and 10 000 000 GBP

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): This requirement is for the Supply of Small Laboratory Animals of the Rodentia Order for Research purposes that is compliant with current Home Office legislation or equivalent.
Government Research Laboratories and the Research Councils are engaged in world-class science and discovery and require materials and models of the best quality to maintain and further their high profile in the scientific arena.
There is a requirement for Animals Models from Library Stocks and Strains, and also for the production of heterozygotic and homozygotic Transgenic animal models from genetic information supplied.
The requirement is split into 4 Lots:
Lot 1: Small Laboratory Animals from Library Stocks – Mice.
Lot 2: Small Laboratory Animals from Library Stocks – Rats.
Lot 3: Small Laboratory Animals – Custom Transgenics – Mice.
Lot 4: Small Laboratory Animals – Custom Transgenics -Rats.
UK SBS will require the Potential Providers to quote against their Specification and provide the requested supporting data for all quoted services.
The resulting contracts will be of a framework nature with multiple vendors.

Information about variants: Variants will be accepted: no

Information about renewals: This contract is subject to renewal: no