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# Pathology Equipment for PCR Testing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathology-equipment-for-pcr-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-02cc07). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED: "Pathology Equipment for PCR Testing". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult-limited-coh-09928547)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- **Delivery Location:** UKD62
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £200,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cc07`

## 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/pathology-equipment-for-pcr-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-02cc07#tl-md)

## Description
Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) is a national facility for collaborative R&D exploring and developing new approaches to the discovery and proof of well targeted medicines, diagnostics and biomarkers.  Funded by Innovate UK, an agency of the UK government, MDC are an independent not-for-profit company bringing together a fragmented UK sector of industry, academia, charities, technologists, services, finance companies, SMEs and start-ups who together can turn good science into new, high value products. By sharing problems, rare expertise and assets we support the growth of this new community through a time of radical business and national change.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Medicines Discovery Catapult Services Ltd (MDCS) has agreed a contract with SynLab Laboratory Services (SynLab) for the MDCS to provide SynLab with SARS-CoV-2 tests.   The agreement also includes agreement for SynLab to lease to a potential purchase ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Pathology Equipment for PCR Testing (active)
  - Award id: `017561-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **SYNLAB Laboratory Services**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186429`
  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Pathology Equipment for PCR Testing (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017561-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-23T18:37:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:40:01.635Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02cc07