Official UK procurement notice
Microbiology and Serology Testing
Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Blood and Transplant requires a direct contractual relationship with either a manufacturer or any other economic operator for a complete end-to-end integrated solution for the Microbiology Serology screening/testing of blood and non-blood donations , which must include all the necessary equipment, installation, maintenance, consumables, reagents, software including an inter-interoperability provision with NHSBTs existing IT infrastructure and overall ongoing support mechanism that may be required to carry out the necessary testing.
CPV: Laboratory services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Contract A - National TestingCancelled
Microbiology & Serology National Testing
Lot #2Contract B - Colindale TestingCancelled
Microbiology & Serology Testing
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Oct 2025, 12:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2025, 12:31 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068930- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d529Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- Published justification
No suitable tenders received in Open procedure.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot2 awards | |||
| Abbott Laboratories LimitedMicrobiology & Serology Testing - Contract A | £28,565,218 † | — | Awarded |
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITEDMicrobiology & Serology Testing - Contract B | £1,234,782 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract B · ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
- Signed
- 22 Oct 2025
- Value
- £1,234,782
- Status
- active
Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract A · Abbott Laboratories Limited
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £28,565,218
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Abbott Laboratories LimitedAwarded supplier
- Roche Diagnostics LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.