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# Provision of Medical Wire MWE liquid swabs for Kiestra automation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-medical-wire-mwe-liquid-swabs-for-kiestra-automation-ocds-h6vhtk-03d83a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency: "Provision of Medical Wire MWE liquid swabs for Kiestra automation". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Automated swab test kits, Manual swab test kits
- **Delivery Location:** UKI32, UKK1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d83a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-medical-wire-mwe-liquid-swabs-for-kiestra-automation-ocds-h6vhtk-03d83a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-medical-wire-mwe-liquid-swabs-for-kiestra-automation-ocds-h6vhtk-03d83a#participate

## Description
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has awarded a contract via 2020/S 217-533940: UKHSA National Microbiology Framework Lot 1- Diagnostics to Medical Wire & Equipment CO. (Bath) Limited for the provision of liquid swabs for Kiestra automation for use in its Bristol Microbiology Laboratories. The consumables covered by this contract include dry swabs, wood stick swabs, Transwab products (including swabs and mediums), VCM sigma swabs and Virocult swabs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38912000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2023 to 31/07/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 026955-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MEDICAL WIRE and EQUIPMENT CO.(BATH)LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93868`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 026955-2023-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026955-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-12T12:58:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:13:33.835Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d83a