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title: "Laboratory Sample Transport Services"
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# Laboratory Sample Transport Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-sample-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-036495). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Grampian: "Laboratory Sample Transport Services". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Grampian](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-grampian-GB-FTS-4312)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 October 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Courier services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-sample-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-036495#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036495`

## 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/laboratory-sample-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-036495#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-sample-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-036495#participate

## Description
NHS Grampian has a requirement for the provision of a service for the transportation of urgent laboratory samples from the Laboratory Department at Dr Gray’s Hospital Elgin to laboratories at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, AB25 2ZD, AB25 2ZB and AB25 2ZN  and to Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, AB25 2ZW and at Raigmore Hospital, IV2 3UJ. These deliveries may be urgent in nature.
Details will be on the tender documents in PCS-tender.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 64120000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** NHS Grampian has a requirement for the provision of a service for the transportation of urgent laboratory samples from the Laboratory Department at Dr Gray’s Hospital Elgin to laboratories at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, AB25 2ZD, AB25 2ZB and AB25 2ZN ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024358-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-31T15:39:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T19:14:11.514Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036495