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Published 10 Sept 2025, 16:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of rapid result diagnostic kits

Official notice

Authority: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Awarded value£518,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 10 Sept 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Cepheid

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of 14,000 rapid result test kits (ref: KIT,XPRESS,COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS ) for detection of the viruses causing COVID-19, Flu A, Flu B, and RSV infections. Kits will be supplied as a one-off bulk delivery.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
33141625 Diagnostic kits

Procedure 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
10 Sept 2025, 16:58 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2025, 17:13 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055591
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059807 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

These rapid result test kits are for specific use with the Cepheid GeneXpert modular molecular diagnostic system used by the Trust's Point of Care Team. Cepheid is the sole supplier, and this bulk order safeguards supply during the winter flu season and secures best value.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Sept 2025 → 19 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 17:13 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 16:58 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 17:13 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £518,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cepheid20 Sept 2025 – 20 Oct 2025£518,00010 Sept 2025standstill to 19 Sept 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RGT · GB-PPON: PPCP-8863-HDGN Hills Rd, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 0QQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CEPHEID UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04422108GB-PPON: PTXD-3325-QHRW Unit 4 Blythe Valley Innovation Centre, Central Boulevard, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 8AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender