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Published 23 May 2025, 14:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Culture media in UKHSA regional and reference laboratories

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£16,400,000≈ £3.3m / year · £19,680,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 24 Aug 2026

Next notice expected 19 Jun 2026

Contract term 5 yrsends 7 Oct 2031 · up to 7 Oct 2034 with extensions · starts 8 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Health Security Agency are currently out to tender for the provision of culture media consumables for regional and reference laboratories.

Deadline for submissions of the tender will be 12:00 noon on Monday 24th August 2026.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.

Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website.

Please do not engage with any persons in UKHSA via email or phone regarding this tender.

UK3: Planned procurement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-036460

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0522e0 (view related notices)

Published 22 April 2026, 10:44am

CPV: Reagents and contrast media

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£16,400,000

Contract period: 8 Oct 2026 – 7 Oct 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 7 Oct 2034 with extensionsValue: £16,400,000 exc. VAT · £19,680,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Potential to extend from initial contract duration of 5 years to add a further 3 years. 2026-2031 Initial Term, then 2031-2034 potential extension. · Initial term of 5 years with a potential to extend to 8 years

33696000 Reagents and contrast media

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical Envelope: 60%
Commercial Envelope: 30%
Social Value Envelope: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Commercial Envelope: 30%
Technical Envelope: 60%
Social Value Envelope: 10%

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: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Closed
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: 23 May 2025, 14:06 BST
Last source update: 1 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 28 Sept 2026
Authority reference: C435476
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-061579
Latest notice: Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV): Reagents and contrast media
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0522e0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 8 Oct 2026 · 7 dates

Planning notice published
23 May 2025, 14:06 BST
Next notice expected130 days ago
19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published119 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
Clarification questions by76 days ago
13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline65 days ago
24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by29 days ago
28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts20 days ago
8 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025

Pipeline notice published
23 May 2025, 14:06 BST
UK1
Planned procurement notice published
22 Apr 2026, 10:44 BST
UK3
Published value updated to £16,400,000
22 Apr 2026, 10:44 BST
was £10,200,000
Procurement method changed
22 Apr 2026, 10:44 BST
Deadline published: 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
22 Apr 2026, 10:44 BST
Tender notice published
1 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
UK4
Status changed to active
1 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
Deadline moved to 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
1 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
+34 days · was 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMQ-7576-DVGW 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender22 Apr 2026, 10:44 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender23 May 2025, 14:06 BST