Buyer profile · Central government

Mhra tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: MHRA

Tenders published
24
About one every 15 days
Contracts awarded
30
To 26 different suppliers
Value awarded
£4.35m
22 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£48k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
3 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Supply of qualitative enzyme immunoassay testing kits

    UK-wideMedical equipment and supplies

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £120kestimated
  2. Procurement of Critical Fill & Freeze Dry Consumables for Manufacturing

    LondonMedical equipment and supplies

    Open11 days left

    £700kestimated
  3. The Provision and Maintenance of Two Mass Spectrometry systems

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering, Laboratory and scientific equipment

    Open15 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.2mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. CPRD Feasibility Tool

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  2. Concession Contract for Publishing, Selling and Marketing of the British Pharmacopoeia

    UK-wideIT services and software, Marketing and communications

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £39.8mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Site visit2%
    In 1 of 57 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. Indevr, Inc.SME£300k
    1 contract
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 5 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)65%
  • Direct award (no competition)35%
Based on 40 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Mhra has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
32 days
Longer than 67% of central government buyers
Based on 22 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
65%
Higher than 72% of central government buyers
Based on 40 procurements
Won by small firms
57%
Higher than 60% of central government buyers
Based on 30 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 53% of central government buyers
Based on 17 awards
Split into lots
13%
Higher than 62% of central government buyers
Based on 24 advertised tenders
Direct awards
35%
Lower than 64% of central government buyers
Based on 40 procurements
Cancelled
8%
Higher than 85% of central government buyers
Based on 24 tenders

Compared with other central government buyers

Time to bid, 55 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days5
25–30 days20
30–35 days23
35–40 days4
40–45 days3
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 56 central government buyers
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids25
4–6 bids13
6–8 bids4
8–10 bids4
10–12 bids4
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids0
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 120 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%19
10–20%16
20–30%15
30–40%14
40–50%8
50–60%10
60–70%7
70–80%10
80–90%9
90–100%12
Won by small firms, 112 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%3
10–20%5
20–30%11
30–40%13
40–50%20
50–60%19
60–70%11
70–80%15
80–90%12
90–100%3

Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Mhra.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

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

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
RSRP project - CT Synthetic DataPHG Foundation£89k30 Sept 2026
RSRP project - CT Synthetic DataWeatherden Ltd£95k30 Sept 2026
Purchase of Nanobodies and epitope mapping for grant funded projectProteogenix SAS€80k10 Nov 2026

13 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards