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QUB/2106/21 Supply and Delivery of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay Kits and Consumables

Medical kits
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 00:33 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~104 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 104 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£3,500,000
Contract/award value: £3,500,000
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
1 bids
0 SME bids · 1 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 33)
Based on 4,481 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
11.605%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
104 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 33)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Medtronic Limited
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B. Braun Medical Limited
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SCIENSUS PHARMA SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 02759609
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Teva UK Limited
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ALLOGA UK LIMITEDCRN: 03169255
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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd
26 contracts£6,725,486,343-59.1% below budget
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITEDCRN: 00119006
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NORTHERN HOSPITAL SUPPLIES LTD
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Fannin Limited
23 contracts£34,659,762,764At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
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Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Queen' University Belfast: "QUB/2106/21 Supply and Delivery of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay Kits and Consumables". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityQueen' University BelfastScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Queen' University Belfast
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Queen' University Belfast. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report (median)
55.6% of reports have one bid · Mean: 1.8 bids
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
OptiGene LimitedTop vendor: 38% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 9 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 33):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
OptiGene Limited1 win£3,500,000—
DGP Intelsius LTD1 win£3,000,000—
Xstrahl Ltd1 win£1,500,000—
FUJIFILM VisualSonics Inc1 win£500,000—
VWR International Ltd1 win£350,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityQueen' University Belfast
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published18 Aug 2021, 09:56 BST
Last source update18 Aug 2021, 09:56 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationMedical kits
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02bc88
What is being bought
Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay Kits and Consumables for the detection of Severe Acute Respiratory coronavirus (SARS-CoV2). The University requires a simple molecular high-throughput test that provides easy readout results within 20-30 minutes following extraction of viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) from saliva samples. These consumables will be used in the ongoing provision of a special schools SARS-CoV2 surveillance programme being run on site at Queen’s in the LAMP laboratory. These consumables will be used on the Optigene Genie HT System and must be compatible. The kits will include:Direct RT-LAMP Mastermix (1 vial with 500 reactions per vial) 10X COVID-19 Primer Mix (1 vial with 500 reactions per vial) RapiLyze Sample Buffer (1 vial with 500 reactions per vial)
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2021, 09:56 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    18 Aug 2021, 09:56 BST
  3. Submission deadline changed to published date
    18 Aug 2021, 09:56 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    16 Jun 2021, 11:49 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    16 Jun 2021, 11:49 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to 2 Jul 2021, 16:00 BST
    16 Jun 2021, 11:49 BST
  7. Buyer information updated
    16 Jun 2021, 11:49 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s) wish to purchase the Supply and Delivery of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay Kits and Consumables for the detection of Severe Acute Respiratory coronavirus (SARS-CoV2). The University requires a simple molecular high-throughput test that provides easy readout results within 20-30 minutes following extraction of viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) from saliva samples. These consumables will be used in the ongoing provision of a special schools SARS-CoV2 surveillance programme being run on site at Queen’s in the LAMP laboratory. These consumables will be used on the Optigene Genie HT System and must be compatible. The kits will include:Direct RT-LAMP Mastermix (1 vial with 500 reactions per vial) 10X COVID-19 Primer Mix (1 vial with 500 reactions per vial) RapiLyze Sample Buffer (1 vial with 500 reactions per vial) Consumables will include:Strips (8 wells per Strip) for use on Genie HT system
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    18 Aug 2021, 09:56 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 11 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST · £3,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
OptiGene Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Supply and Delivery of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay Kits and Consumables
£3,500,000 · signed 11 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Queen' University Belfast

Contracting authority GB-FTS-6089
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  • Queen' University Belfast
    buyer

    University Road, Belfast, UKN06, BT7 1NN
    [email protected]
    +44 2890973026

  • OptiGene Limited
    supplier

    Unit 5, Blatchford Rd, , Horsham, West Sussex, , UK, RH13 5QR

  • Queen's University Belfast
    reviewBody

    Belfast, BT7 1NN
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