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Published 15 Jul 2025, 13:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of External Quality Assessment (EQA) for Labs across UKHSA 2025

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£450,500published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to QCMD (Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is for the provision of external quality assessment (EQA) for labs across UKHSA

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
73111000 Research laboratory services

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
15 Jul 2025, 13:38 BST
Last source update
13 Apr 2026, 14:32 BST
Authority reference
C364227
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033328
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055f69 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Contract for Provision of External Quality Assessment (EQA) for Labs across UKHSA

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Jul 2025 → 13 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    24 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published196 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 14:32 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 13:38 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    13 Apr 2026, 14:32 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £450,5001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
QCMD (Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics)1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: Two 1-year optional extensions · Options: To extend for upto 2 years and to include additional labs on the scheme.£450,50010 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of External Quality Assessment (EQA) for Labs across UKHSA 2025 · QCMD (Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics)

    Signed
    29 Sept 2025
    Value
    £450,500
    Period
    30 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option to extend for up to 2 x 1 year periods and to include additional labs on the scheme
    Options
    Due to delays in contract signature, contract effective date was 01/08/25 to ensure continuity of supply. All contract terms were agreed and applicable from effective date.
    11 agreed KPIs: Scheme Availability · Timely Delivery · Result Turnaround Time …
    • Scheme Availability, To measure the Scheme Availability
    • Timely Delivery, To measure the Timely Delivery
    • Result Turnaround Time, To measure the Result Turnaround Time
    • Accuracy of Results, To measure the Accuracy of Results
    • Customer Support Responsiveness, To measure the Customer Support Responsiveness
    • Compliance with ISO Standards, To measure the Compliance with ISO Standards
    • User Satisfaction, To measure the User Satisfaction
    • Issue Resolution Time, to measure the issue Resolution Time
    • Reporting and Documentation, To measure the Reporting and Documentation
    • Contractual Compliance, To measure the Contractual Compliance
    • Social value, To measure the Social value commitment

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMQ-7576-DVGW 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender