Official UK procurement notice
POCT Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy testing
Procurement agent: Southern Health and Social Care Trust·On behalf of: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConsumables and associated training and services for current POCT urinalysis and urine pregnancy equipment. Expected expenditure is outlined in the DAC associated with this document. Goods would continue to be supplied as they currently are.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jun 2026, 16:47 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 16:47 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059145- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb7fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The current tender is a rerun of a previous tender for these goods that was unsuccessful. We expect to publish the current regional tender in the next 2 weeks.
- Risks
Risks associated include breakdown and inability to repair and replace current POCT devices, and current middleware in use becoming obsolete before 2028. However, as Trusts come online with the new equipment from the current tender, this will release devices to be used in other Trusts that have not yet gone live.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published23 Jun 2026, 16:47 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquilant Northern Ireland LtdSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2028Extensions: Our current contract for urinalysis and urine pregnancy POCT testing ends on 31st July 2026. The regional tender for replacement equipment is due to be published n the next 2 weeks. We require an initial extension, with further extensions (to a Max of 2 years in total) to allow for the conclusion of the tender and successful installation across all 5 Trusts. | £190,903 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServiceProcuring entityAdvise on contract process
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AQUILANT NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender