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Cell Therapy Catapult Limited tenders and contracts

LondonLondonWebsite

Official name on notices: Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult

Tenders published
9
About one every 41 days
Contracts awarded
30
To 31 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.43m
15 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£78k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
2 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Multi-Column Continuous Chromatography System and Automated Viral Inactivation System

    LondonMedical equipment and supplies, Laboratory and scientific equipment

    Closing soon4 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £1.6mestimated
  2. Multi-Column Continuous Chromatography System and Automated Viral Inactivation System

    LondonMedical equipment and supplies, Laboratory and scientific equipment

    Closing soon4 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £1.6mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Premarket Engagement for Downstream Manufacturing Cleanroom Braintree

    LondonFurniture, Construction

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £1.2mestimated
  2. Premarket Multi Column Chromatography System and Viral Inactivation Hardware System

    LondonMedical equipment and supplies, Architecture and engineering

    Upcoming

    £1mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. IT services and software18
  2. Research and development5
  3. Laboratory and scientific equipment5
  4. Architecture and engineering4
  5. Security3
  6. Medical equipment and supplies3

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Aleron Fire Protection LimitedSME£264k
    1 contract
  2. Repligen B.V£254k
    1 contract
  3. Walker Cole International LtdSME£229k
    3 contracts
  4. Rexel UK Limited£180k
    1 contract
  5. Acquisition Systems Limited£163k
    1 contract
  6. Ideagen Gael LimitedSME£121k
    1 contract
  7. S.H.E AdvisesSME£82k
    1 contract
  8. Storm Technologies LimitedSME£78k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)28%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)13%
  • Direct award (no competition)57%
Based on 40 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Cell Therapy Catapult Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
26 days
Shorter than 84% of other public bodies
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
28%
Lower than 72% of other public bodies
Based on 40 procurements
Won by small firms
58%
Higher than 51% of other public bodies
Based on 33 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 64% of other public bodies
Based on 12 awards
Split into lots
22%
Higher than 57% of other public bodies
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Direct awards
57%
Higher than 80% of other public bodies
Based on 40 procurements
Cancelled
33%
Higher than 98% of other public bodies
Based on 9 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days7
20–25 days12
25–30 days42
30–35 days56
35–40 days17
40–45 days8
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 155 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids7
2–4 bids37
4–6 bids36
6–8 bids22
8–10 bids22
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids4
18–20 bids2
20+ bids8
Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

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Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Project Management Support ServicesWood Hall Projects Limited£59k14 Jan 2027
Supply and Install of Gas WingWaldner LTD£52k31 Jan 2027

11 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Cleanroom Mop Supply or Part-Rental, Processing and MaintenanceRental of mops, clothes & coveralls for use in the Radiopharmacy Dept—11 Nov 2026
Braintree Security ServicesTC Facilities Management Limited—27 Oct 2026
IT Support ServicesWalker Cole International Ltd—13 Oct 2026
Better Decisions Group Ltd (BDG) Annual Support ContractBetter Decisions Group Ltd—8 Oct 2026
Service Contract for the Bio-Techne ELLA, JESS and Maurice SystemsBio-Techne Ltd—2 Oct 2026
Supply and Install of Gas WingWaldner LTD—1 Oct 2026
Computer Systems Validation ContractorWalker Cole International Ltd£91k29 Sept 2026
Purchase of Alternating Tangential Flow (ATF) Non-GMP EquipmentRepligen B.V€288k29 Sept 2026
Gases SMICBoc Limited£74k28 Sept 2026
Project Management Support ServicesWood Hall Projects Limited—25 Sept 2026