Official UK procurement notice
Laboratory Distribution · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: HealthTrust Europe LLP
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£100,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsends 31 Oct 2033 · starts 1 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDistribution of diagnostic laboratory equipment, consumables, reagents and associated elements management
CPV: Diagnostic supplies · Laboratory pipettes and accessories · Laboratory reagents · Laboratory services · Pathology services · Storage and warehousing services · Warehousing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 1 Nov 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
What this means for your bid
- “Laboratory Distribution” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 May 2025, 11:41 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2025, 10:51 BST
- Authority reference
PR-2284- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023662- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050cf3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
6 May 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Planning notice published6 May 2025, 11:41 BST
- Latest notice published21 May 2025, 10:51 BST
- Market engagement15 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
This engagement exercise aims to establish -
- Whether this is a viable market within the UK and an appetite for suppliers to provide these services;
- A suitable procurement procedure and award criteria to align to the market;
- Specification development and understanding of solutions available in the market or what a solution could look like in the UK;
- Identify all potential suppliers of this requirement (including SMEs and VCSEs) and give them the opportunity to be awarded to the Framework;
- Understanding commercial structure that aligns to the market expectations and will meet the requirements of any Contracting Authorities; and
- Notifying the market and building capacity to prepare for the procurement and contract award.
Interested parties please reach out to Eman Majid ([email protected]) at HealthTrust Europe to schedule engagement meeting.
- Tender notice expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts360 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 May 2025, 11:41 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 10:51 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned21 May 2025, 10:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- HealthTrust Europe LLPProcess contact pointProcuring entityOn 11th August 2021, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) published a contract notice for procurement partner services. HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) was selected to provide these services under the MSE Framework, including access to HTE's public sector frameworks. HTE is now conducting this procurement exercise as part of its services to the Customers under the MSE Framework.
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender