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# CLI-FTS-58921 Culture Media and Associated Consumables

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cli-fts-58921-culture-media-and-associated-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-052163). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust): "CLI-FTS-58921 Culture Media and Associated Consumables". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £8,809,108. 11 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership-hosted-by-velindre-uni-GB-PPON-PXWV-6492-CGMN)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £8,809,108 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 11
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Culture medium
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cli-fts-58921-culture-media-and-associated-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-052163#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-052163`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Public Health Wales Trust
Swansea Bay Health Board
Velindre NHS Trust (Surgical Material Testing Laboratory (SMTL) and Welsh Blood Service)

## 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/cli-fts-58921-culture-media-and-associated-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-052163#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fhome.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cli-fts-58921-culture-media-and-associated-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-052163#participate

## Description
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services (NWSSP-ProcS), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust, have established an All-Wales Framework Agreement for Culture Media and Associated Consumables on behalf of all NHS Bodies in Wales.
The Framework Agreement will have an initial duration of four years, with the option to extend for a further two years, giving a maximum total duration of six years.
Organisations who may enter into the Agreement include 
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Public Health Wales Trust
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Velindre NHS Trust (Surgical Material Testing Laboratory (SMTL) and Welsh Blood Service)

## Lots (11)
### Lot 1: Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Plated Media - Mueller Hinton-F (NAD)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Growth medium used to culture bacterial isolates and their susceptibility to antibiotics.  Lot includes Mueller Hinton agar with 5% defibrinated horse blood and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD).

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Plated Media - Culture
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** A solid or semi-solid substance that provides the necessary nutrients for microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi, to grow and multiply.  Lot includes Chromogenic, Fastidious Anaerobe (FAA) and Columbia.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Plated Media - Braziers CCEY
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** A specialised, selective plated media used to isolate and identify Clostridium from patient samples.  Lot includes Braziers CCEY agar with lysed horse blood, cefoxitin, cyclomerize and egg yolk emulsion.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Plated Media – Triple Wrapped.
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** A nutrient-rich growth medium sterilised using gramma radiation with and protected by three layers of packaging to maintain sterility and prevent contamination.  Lot includes both 55mm and 90mm irradiated plates.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Bottled Media.
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Prepared, ready to use media supplied in various volumes, typically for food, water, and environmental microbiological testing.  Lot includes various bottled media, agar slopes, waters, and ancillary bottled items.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Mycobacterium Solid Media.
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Used for the isolation and identification of mycobacterium species, such as the presence of tuberculosis.  Lot includes both acidified and non-acidified glycerol and pyruvate media.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: MIC Gradient Strips.
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Porous strips impregnated with pre-defined gradient of an antimicrobial agent, for determining the lowest concentration of an antimicrobial agent that will stop the growth of a microorganism.  Lot includes numerous antimicrobial gradient strips.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: Atmospheric Generation Systems.
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Devices that create specific gaseous environments for microbial culture and testing.  Lot includes microaerophilic, anaerobic, co2 generating packs, indicator sachets, boxes, and jars.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 10: Quality Control Organisms.
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Used to ensure tests are accurate and reliable.  They serve as a standard to verify that reagents, media, and stains are working correctly.  Organisms are maintained as stock cultures and come from reference collections.  Lot includes numerous NCTC o...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 11: Antisera.
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, used for identifying unknown bacteria and viruses through various serological tests.  Lot includes monovalent and polyvalent antisera.  For example, salmonella and shigella.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** CLI-FTS-58921 CULTURE MEDIA & ASSOCIATED CONSUMABLES (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **E&O Laboratories Ltd, Launch Diagnostics Ltd, Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93806`, `GB-FTS-93813`, `GB-FTS-93819`
  - Value: £6,741,113 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 06/08/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** CLI-FTS-58921 CULTURE MEDIA & ASSOCIATED CONSUMABLES (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,741,113
  - Signed Date: 27/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083009-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-02T11:02:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T06:47:13.561Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-052163