Official UK procurement notice
Regulatory Peptide Reagent Kits
Authority: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£325,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Oxford Biosystems Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of Regulatory Peptide Reagent Kits - Oxford Biosystems Ltd.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 6 Jan 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jan 2026, 10:24 GMT
- Authority reference
DAC20364- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007881- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060049Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Kits are essential for validated assays underpinning regulated diagnostic workflows. Substitution would require full re-validation, risking service continuity and accreditation compliance. Oxford Biosystems Ltd is the authorised UK distributor with exclusive access to required kits and documentation. No reasonable alternative exists without disproportionate cost and risk.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published6 Jan 2026, 15:31 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 Jan 2026, 15:49 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published29 Jan 2026, 10:24 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £325,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Biosystems LtdSME1 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2031 | £325,000 | 6 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Oxford Biosystems LtdSME
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2026
- Value
- £325,000
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2031
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OXFORD BIOSYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender