Official UK procurement notice
Autonomous Laboratory Robot System LWH
Authority: Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£450,000≈ £64k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Aug 2025awarded 29 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to LabMatic Automation GmbH
Contract term 7 yrsends 13 Nov 2032 · up to 13 Nov 2035 with extensions · starts 14 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is setting out that Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust intends to enter into a contract for the provision of an Autonomous Laboratory Robot System.
- How the procedure runs: 2 stage process
- No preliminary market engagement: Project initiated before February 2025
CPV: Blood-transfusion devices
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: As per tender pack.
- Commercial: As per tender pack
- Social Value: As per tender pack
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Jul 2025, 15:42 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Dec 2025, 14:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
C357623- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039379- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055de7Find a Tender
- How it runs
2 stage process
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 19 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ Instructions as per tender pack.
Timeline
11 Jul 2025 → 9 Jan 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published11 Jul 2025, 15:42 BST
- Submission deadline19 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by350 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts347 days ago14 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent302 days ago29 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published301 days ago29 Dec 2025, 14:06 GMT
- Standstill ends290 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2025- Tender notice published11 Jul 2025, 15:42 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Dec 2025, 14:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Dec 2025, 14:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £409,7181 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LabMatic Automation GmbH23 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2033 · up to 21 Mar 2036Extensions: Option to extend for a further 3 years. | £409,718 | 29 Dec 2025standstill to 9 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustProcuring entityTender management
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LabMatic Automation GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender