Official UK procurement notice
Molecular Diagnostics DPS [3350705]
Authority: Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMolecular Diagnostics DPS [3350705]
CPV: Medical equipments · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This tender will lead to the award of a Contract for the Provision of Cytogenetic…Published value£28,000,000
This tender will lead to the award of a Contract for the Provision of Cytogenetic Analysers to the Northern Ireland Regional Molecular Diagnostic Service, which is established under Lot 7 of the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) 3350705 for Molecular Diagnostics, Post Analytic Cytogenetic (semi-automated image analysis system for high throughput slide scanning and image capture; software for capture of banded cytogenetic preps; rapid karyotype analysis; dedicated FISH microscope - semi automated scanning of FISH slides; reagents and consumables to process DNA samples for SNP array analysis). Additional information: This Procurement is being complete under a DPS Agreement
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Jan 2021, 10:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jan 2026, 14:53 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008123- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028e6cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Tender was completed as a Supplementary Request for Tender under a Dynamic Purchasing System for Molecular Diagnostics. This notice is being used to publish the outcome of the competition.
Publisher note: In section 1.2 it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1.
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 23 Feb 2029
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Jan 2026 → 23 Feb 2029 · 2 dates- Notice published266 days ago29 Jan 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Feb 2029
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Sept 2024- Status changed to complete13 Sept 2024, 09:34 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Sept 2024, 09:34 BST
- Buyer details updated13 Sept 2024, 09:34 BST
- Buyer details updated13 Sept 2024, 09:37 BST
- Deadline moved to 23 Feb 202929 Jan 2026, 14:53 GMT+1120 days · was 30 Jan 2026
- Buyer details updated29 Jan 2026, 14:53 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 30 Jan 2026 | 23 Feb 2029 | +1120 d |
This DPS has been extended to 23 February 2029 in line with the updated regulations under Procurement Act 2023.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-01: 1 release · 29 Jan 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
The Provision of a Cytogenetic Analyser to the Northern Ireland Regional Molecular Diagnostic Service
- Signed
- 16 Aug 2024
- Value
- £1,094,677
- Status
- active
Provision of a Genetic Analyser to the Northern Ireland Regional Molecular Diagnostic Service
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2023
- Value
- £1,957,625
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServiceContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- BSO Procurement and Logistics ServiceReview body
- Business Service Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServiceReview body
- Business Services Organisation, PaLSReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
2 commercial parties on the notice- Applied Spectral Imaging LtdAdmitted to the market
- Life Technologies LimitedAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria