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Published 27 Aug 2026, 11:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cepheid Cov2/FLU/RSV/MRSA Reagents · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Awarded value£816,150published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 25 Aug 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Cepheid

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of anticipated yearly volume of Cepheid reagents

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
33696500 Laboratory reagents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Aug 2026, 11:43 BST
Last source update
27 Aug 2026, 11:55 BST
Authority reference
ADD/PU/SM/26/23
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081703
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed6f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Only Cepheid can provide these reagents

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Aug 2026 → 8 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published57 days ago
    27 Aug 2026, 11:55 BST
  2. Standstill ends45 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 11:43 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 11:55 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £816,1501 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CepheidSME21 Sept 2026 – 20 Sept 2027 · up to 20 Sept 2028Extensions: Due to existing rental of the Cepheid machines, a further year or reagents may be required£816,15025 Aug 2026standstill to 8 Sept 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RGT · GB-PPON: PPCP-8863-HDGN Hills Rd, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 0QQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CEPHEID UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04422108GB-PPON: PTXD-3325-QHRW Unit 4 Blythe Valley Innovation Centre, Central Boulevard, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 8AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender