Official UK procurement notice
PROFESSIONAL USE POINT OF CARE TESTING (POCT) BLOOD GLUCOSE AND KETONE MONITORING SYSTEMS
Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 7 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProfessional Use Point of Care Testing (POCT) Blood Glucose and Ketone Monitoring Systems
CPV: Biochemical analysers · Blood-testing reagents · Medical equipments · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Pathology services · Reagent strips
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Professional Use Point of Care Testing (POCT) Blood Glucose and Ketone Monitoring SystemsAwardedPublished value£26,686,088
Professional Use Point of Care Testing (POCT) Blood Glucose and Ketone Monitoring Systems. Additional information: This contract is by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and Social Care Trust. The total contract value is £16,932,019.10. The initial contract period of 4 years is £6,871,482.12. Should the option of an additional 48 months extension be utilised as per Clause 2.2 of the SS17bc Commercial Conditions of Contracts for Supplies Contracts, the approximate spend is £10,060,536.98 years 5-8. None of the figures above represent a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Cost: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Mar 2024, 11:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2025, 16:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
5052399- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066059- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044cddFind a Tender
- Review procedure
BSO PaLS will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the. award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill. period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is tendered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 as amended provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
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- Submission deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
28 Mar 2024 → 16 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected28 Mar 2024
- Submission deadline21 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published372 days ago16 Oct 2025, 16:55 BST
- Bids must remain valid until310 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025- Published value published: £26,686,08820 Feb 2025, 23:05 GMT
- Status changed to active20 Feb 2025, 23:05 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Feb 2025, 23:05 GMT
- Deadline published: 21 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT20 Feb 2025, 23:05 GMT
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2025, 16:55 BST
- Buyer details updated16 Oct 2025, 16:55 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ClassificationAdditional CPV Code(s) · II.2.2) | — | — |
Additional CPV Codes added to Section II.2.2
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-03: 1 release · 26 Mar 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITEDContract | £16,932,019 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2025
- Value
- £16,932,019
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
7 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Procurement and Logistics ServiceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Business Services Organisation, PaLSReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria