Vendor Managed Inventory Service

Tender description

Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult (CGTC) is part of a world leading network of technology and innovation centres looking at bridging the gap between businesses, academia, research and government. The long term Government investment being made, is to transform the UK’s ability to create new products and services within the cell and Gene Therapy arena, opening up global opportunities for the UK and generate sustained economic growth for the future. The current facilities based on the 12th Floor of Guys St Thomas Hospital in London hosts around 110 personnel, with laboratories covering a square metre space 1,200m. Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT) is currently building a £55M large scale advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) manufacturing centre (CGTMC) at Stevenage Biocatalyst in Hertfordshire. The CGTMC is planned to open in May 2017 and will be operated as a multi-occupier facility for UK and global companies that are looking to scale-up the manufacture ATMPs for Phase III studies. CGT are currently investigating the possibility of implementing a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) service for this manufacturing centre. The service provider would manage the CGTMC supply chain, on and off site warehousing & all processes associated with the management of in process materials, patient/clinical material & final product ensuring regulatory compliance at all times. Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult would like to engage the supply market at this early stage to understand and interpret market intelligence into our decision making process. As such, this PIN does not formally signify the beginning of any procurement and does not constitute a commitment by CGT to undertake any procurement exercise. Your comments are invited on all questions raised in the attached document.