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# culture media

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/culture-media-ocds-h6vhtk-03ddb6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS National Services Scotland: "culture media". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £4,750,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jul 2023, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS National Services Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-national-services-scotland-GB-FTS-98635)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £4,750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 July 2023 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Culture medium
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/culture-media-ocds-h6vhtk-03ddb6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ddb6`

## 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/culture-media-ocds-h6vhtk-03ddb6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/culture-media-ocds-h6vhtk-03ddb6#participate

## Description
culture media for use in hospital labs

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Bottled media
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Culture Media products used by Hospital Laboratories. The scope will cover Bottled Media and Pre-Poured Plates (including Chromogenics) only as two separate Lots. The framework will be available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National He...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: pre-poured plates
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24931250
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Culture Media products used by Hospital Laboratories. The scope will cover Bottled Media and Pre-Poured Plates (including Chromogenics) only as two separate Lots. The framework will be available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National He...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Bottled media (active)
  - Award id: `032008-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **E&O Laboratories Ltd, Oxoid, Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93806`, `GB-FTS-41911`, `GB-FTS-133227`
  - Value: £4,750,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** pre-poured plates (active)
  - Award id: `032008-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Biomerieux UK Ltd, E&O Laboratories Ltd, Oxoid (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93806`, `GB-FTS-41911`, `GB-FTS-93786`
  - Value: £4,750,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Bottled media (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,750,000
  - Signed Date: 30/09/2023

- **Contract:** pre-poured plates (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,750,000
  - Signed Date: 30/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032008-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-30T14:49:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:30:25.267Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ddb6