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# Bacteriology Lab Automation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bacteriology-lab-automation-ocds-h6vhtk-05883d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency: "Bacteriology Lab Automation". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £16,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £16,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Installation services of medical and surgical equipment, Laboratory reagents, Medical equipments
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bacteriology-lab-automation-ocds-h6vhtk-05883d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05883d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bacteriology-lab-automation-ocds-h6vhtk-05883d#tl-md)

## Description
UKHSA is hoping to refresh and modernise its Bacteriology Laboratory Automation Systems in some or all of its Clinical Network Laboratories. Current systems have been in-situ for approximately ten years and are nearing end of life. In advance of seeking business case approval or launching a formal tender process UKHSA are seeking to engage with the with the Laboratory Automation supply chain to:
- share information regarding this potential opportunity
- gain technical insights into innovative and leading-edge solutions that can support the development of our requirements
- gain market insight to help us shape our business case and strategy for a potential procurement
This RFI (Request for Information) is the first stage of our pre-market engagement and is a desk-top exercise that is intended to enable key business stakeholders and their commercial lead to engage to better understand what the market can provide and the market’s thoughts are on the future.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 33100000, 33696500, 51400000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 01/02/2033
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F048891-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-14T15:24:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:19:06.773Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05883d