Buyer profile · Central government
Mhra tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: MHRA
- Tenders published
- 34
- About one every 11 days
- Contracts awarded
- 49
- To 45 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £11.1m
- 42 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £64k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 7
- 8 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £350kestimated
- £235kestimated
- £3mestimated
- £475kestimated
- £5.83mestimated
- £30kestimated
- £860kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £400kestimated
- £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.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)52%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)3%
- Direct award (no competition)43%
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Shorter than 54% of central government buyers
- Based on 32 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 52%
- Higher than 65% of central government buyers
- Based on 63 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 49%
- Lower than 51% of central government buyers
- Based on 51 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 86% of central government buyers
- Based on 29 awards
- Split into lots
- 12%
- Higher than 63% of central government buyers
- Based on 34 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 43%
- Higher than 51% of central government buyers
- Based on 63 procurements
- Cancelled
- 12%
- Higher than 89% of central government buyers
- Based on 34 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Mhra: 30 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Mhra: 2
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
Mhra: 52%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
Mhra: 49%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHRA Sub-Brand Architecture and Strategy Project | M&C Saatchi (UK) Limited | £60k | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Board Evaluation Review of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | Praesta Partners LLP | £35k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Board Evaluation Review of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | Praesta Partners LLP | £35k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Board Evaluation Review of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | Praesta Partners LLP | £35k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Board Evaluation Review of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | Praesta Partners LLP | £35k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Board Evaluation Review of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | Praesta Partners LLP | £35k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Lean Management Training and Certification, and Coaching for MHRA | Walker Business Transformation Limited | £34k | 1 Feb 2027 |
| Purchase of custom racks and software for an existing platform | HTZ Ltd | £28k | 5 Feb 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement of a Rheometer | Merrow Scientific Ltd | — | 9 Nov 2026 |
| The Provision and Maintenance of Two Mass Spectrometry systems | Thermo Electron Manufacturing T/A Thermo Fisher Scientific | £1.2m | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Medicines Licensing Assessor Services | Iqvia Ltd, Parexel International (Irl) Limited, Pharmora Limited | — | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Supply of qualitative enzyme immunoassay testing kits | Serosep UK Limited | £150k | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Patient Centric Risk Benefit Framework | Nesta | — | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Freeze Dryer Services ;Parts, Service and Maintenance Contract | Freeze Drying Services Limited | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS) Services | Agenda Resource Management Ltd | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Procurement of MML Analytical Equipment | Lighthouse Instruments LLC | — | 13 Oct 2026 |
| MHRA Sub-Brand Architecture and Strategy Project | M&C Saatchi (UK) Limited | — | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Water Coolers 2026 | Cooleraid Ltd | — | 6 Oct 2026 |