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title: "Consumables - Specimen Transport"
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# Consumables - Specimen Transport

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consumables-specimen-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-077e92). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: "Consumables - Specimen Transport". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-of-leicester-nhs-trust-nhs-rwe)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - award under framework
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £213,764 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consumables-specimen-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-077e92#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077e92`

## 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/consumables-specimen-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-077e92#tl-md)

## Description
#Renewal of Specimen Transport consumables;
Tracked specimen delivery service; framework reference, RM6171, lot 3d
A specialised courier service operated by DX Network for the healthcare and clinical sectors in the UK and Ireland. It is specifically designed to handle the safe, compliant, and timely transportation of medical samples, such as Category B biological substances (including Covid-19 tests), from locations like hospitals, GPs, and laboratories.  The agreement is for the consumables related to the carriage of these samples.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33910000, 85111800

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **DX Network Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171276`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Consumables - Specimen Transport (active)
  - Signed Value: £213,764
  - Signed Date: 29/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F092812-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-01T11:37:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T14:42:09.742Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077e92