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culture media

Culture medium
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 20:28 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£9,500,000
Contract/award value: £9,500,000
4 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
4 bids
0 SME bids · 4 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 24)
Based on 13 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 24)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
SCOTBARK
7 contracts£18,430,680At ceiling / not disclosed
J. A. Jones and Sons (Churchtown) Ltd.
5 contracts£4,649,006At ceiling / not disclosed
Green-Tech Ltd
5 contracts£2,980,228At ceiling / not disclosed
Fisher Scientific UK
4 contracts£300,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Oxoid, Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
4 contracts£54,379,373At ceiling / not disclosed
E&O Laboratories Ltd
4 contracts£54,379,373At ceiling / not disclosed
BOC LIMITEDCRN: 00337663
4 contracts£7,384,810At ceiling / not disclosed
Origin Amenity Solutions
4 contracts£6,890,997At ceiling / not disclosed
Agrovista UK Ltd
4 contracts£2,245,026At ceiling / not disclosed
BOC LIMITED
3 contracts£82,200,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
5/12 core inputs published
Framework procedure
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
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Value not published
same CPV family
same region
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Value not published
same CPV family
same region
Supply and Delivery of Education MaterialsScotland Excel · 1 Sept 2025, 13:47 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
Quarry Drill and Blast Works and Explosives SupplyForestry and Land Scotland · 2 Oct 2025, 09:12 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
Laboratory Consumables and ChemicalsAPUC Limited · 13 May 2026, 15:52 BST
£40,000,000
same CPV family
same region
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: NHS National Services Scotland: "culture media". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS National Services ScotlandScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS National Services Scotland
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NHS National Services Scotland. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3Bids / Report (median)
22.7% of reports have one bid · Mean: 4.3 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
E&O Laboratories LtdTop vendor: 19.5% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 48 active published awards; 44 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 24):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
E&O Laboratories Ltd2 wins£9,500,000—
Oxoid, Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific2 wins£9,500,000—
Air Products PLC1 win£20,257,000—
Trafalgar Scientific Ltd1 win£4,750,000—
Biomerieux UK Ltd1 win£4,750,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS National Services Scotland
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 Oct 2023, 14:49 GMT
Last source update30 Oct 2023, 14:49 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationCulture medium
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03ddb6
What is being bought
culture media for use in hospital labs
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    30 Oct 2023, 14:49 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    30 Oct 2023, 14:49 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    30 Oct 2023, 14:49 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    30 Oct 2023, 14:49 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £4,750,000
    30 Jun 2023, 08:37 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    30 Jun 2023, 08:37 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    30 Jun 2023, 08:37 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 31 Jul 2023, 17:00 BST
    30 Jun 2023, 08:37 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    30 Jun 2023, 08:37 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Bottled media
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Culture Media products used by Hospital Laboratories. The scope will cover Bottled Media and Pre-Poured Plates (including Chromogenics) only as two separate Lots. The framework will be available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    pre-poured plates
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Culture Media products used by Hospital Laboratories. The scope will cover Bottled Media and Pre-Poured Plates (including Chromogenics) only as two separate Lots. The framework will be available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 Oct 2023, 14:49 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · £4,750,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · £4,750,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
E&O Laboratories Ltd, Oxoid, Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Trafalgar Scientific Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Biomerieux UK Ltd, E&O Laboratories Ltd, Oxoid, Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Bottled media
£4,750,000 · signed 1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active
pre-poured plates
£4,750,000 · signed 1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 4 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 2)
smeBids: 0 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS National Services Scotland

Contracting authority GB-FTS-11130
View buyer profile

  • NHS National Services Scotland
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, UKM, EH12 9EB
    jonathan.stevenson@nhs.scot

  • Biomerieux UK Ltd
    supplier

    Chineham Gate, Crockford Ln, Chineham, Basingstoke, UK, RG24 8NA
    +44 353872998023

  • E&O Laboratories Ltd
    supplier

    Burnhouse, Bonnybridge, UK, FK4 2HH
    +44 1324840404

  • Oxoid, Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
    supplier

    Wade Road, Basingstoke, UK, RG24 8PW
    +44 1256841144

  • Trafalgar Scientific Ltd
    supplier

    Trafalgar Scientific Ltd, 190 Waterside Road, Leicester, UK, LE5 1QZ
    +44 7710098961

  • sheriff court house
    reviewBody

    27 chambers street, edinburgh, eh1 1lb
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