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# Microbiology Automation, including automated Blood Culture, Microbial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Systems

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microbiology-automation-including-automated-blood-culture-microbial-identification-and-sus-ocds-h6vhtk-0659ae). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Belfast Health and Social Care Trust: "Microbiology Automation, including automated Blood Culture, Microbial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Systems". Published status: active. Published Value: £21,622,505. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Belfast Health and Social Care Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-health-social-care-trust-nhs-zt001)
- **Published Value:** £21,622,505 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 April 2026 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analysers, Blood-testing reagents, Instruments for checking physical characteristics, Laboratory services, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microbiology-automation-including-automated-blood-culture-microbial-identification-and-sus-ocds-h6vhtk-0659ae#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0659ae`

## 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/microbiology-automation-including-automated-blood-culture-microbial-identification-and-sus-ocds-h6vhtk-0659ae#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps))
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microbiology-automation-including-automated-blood-culture-microbial-identification-and-sus-ocds-h6vhtk-0659ae#participate

## Description
The Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), on behalf of the Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts and the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS), invites tenders for the supply of advanced laboratory automation solutions for microbiological testing, including automated Blood Culture, Microbial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Systems.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33000000, 33696000, 33696200, 38000000, 38400000, 38434000

- **Estimated Value:** £21,622,505

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015855-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-20T17:13:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T20:31:39.523Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0659ae