Official UK procurement notice
Supply of qualitative enzyme immunoassay testing kits
Authority: MHRA (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Agency seeks to establish a supply contract for a range of qualitative enzyme immunoassay testing kits used in the batch release testing of vaccines and reference reagents.
The products identified within this specification have been internally qualified and validated for use within established and validated test methods. To maintain method consistency, regulatory compliance, and data integrity, alternative products, equivalent products, or substitute brands cannot be accepted.
The Agency intends to award a contract with an initial term and extension options(5 + 3) permitting supply for up to eight (8) years in total.
CPV: Diagnostic kits · Diagnostic supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- TECHNICAL: 60%
- COMMERCIAL: 30%
- SOCIAL VALUE: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- TECHNICAL
- COMMERCIAL
- SOCIAL VALUE
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Sept 2026, 14:01 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 16:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
C467507- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083076- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f066Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 DAYS
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: [email protected]
Welcome
Timeline
2 Sept 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published52 days ago2 Sept 2026, 14:01 BST
- Clarification questions by36 days ago19 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 days ago2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts9 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 days ago23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 day ago23 Oct 2026, 16:05 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 10 days3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2026- Tender notice published2 Sept 2026, 14:01 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2026, 10:08 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2026, 16:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2026, 16:05 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Error in tender description
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEROSEP UK LIMITEDSME12 Nov 2026 – 12 Nov 2031 · up to 10 Nov 2034Extensions: 3 x 12 months | £150,000 | 23 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Serosep UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender