Official UK procurement notice
Samba III analyser tests · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£155,520published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 7 Nov 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Diagnostics for the Real World (Europe) Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionsupply of 5,400 DRW Samba III analyser tests for 4 months
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 7 Nov 2025, 12:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2025, 12:39 GMT
- Authority reference
C399870- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072014- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dcbbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Only supplier for use on their machines
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
7 Nov 2025 → 18 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published350 days ago7 Nov 2025, 12:39 GMT
- Standstill ends338 days ago18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published7 Nov 2025, 12:32 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published7 Nov 2025, 12:39 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £155,5201 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostics for the Real World (Europe) LimitedSME1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £155,520 | 7 Nov 2025standstill to 18 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Diagnostics for the Real World (DRW)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender