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# Surge Laboratory Capacity in the event of a Health Emergency

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/surge-laboratory-capacity-in-the-event-of-a-health-emergency-ocds-h6vhtk-050d89). 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: "Surge Laboratory Capacity in the event of a Health Emergency". Published status: complete. Published Value: £456,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Apr 2026, 12:30 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)
- **Published Value:** £456,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 April 2026 at 12:30 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £331,205,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 11 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/surge-laboratory-capacity-in-the-event-of-a-health-emergency-ocds-h6vhtk-050d89#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050d89`

## 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/surge-laboratory-capacity-in-the-event-of-a-health-emergency-ocds-h6vhtk-050d89#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/surge-laboratory-capacity-in-the-event-of-a-health-emergency-ocds-h6vhtk-050d89#participate

## Description
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) invites suitably qualified suppliers to participate in a tender exercise for the provision of surge laboratory diagnostic testing capacity to support national responses to future public health emergencies. 
UKHSA aims to maintain a scalable ‘surge model’ that supplements its internal laboratory network with externally contracted PCR testing capability. This model ensures that, in the event of a significant public health threat, the UK can rapidly increase testing volumes to support diagnosis, surveillance, outbreak management and wider public health interventions. 
Under this procurement, the Supplier will be required to provide Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Services as part of a Public Health Critical service. The contract will operate under two defined readiness states: 
Cold State – the Supplier maintains operational readiness and must be capable of ramping up to Hot State withi

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £456,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 21/05/2026 to 21/05/2029

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Surge Laboratory Capacity in the event of a Health Emergency (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **RANDOX CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PVXQ-1892-QLNZ`
  - Value: £331,205,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/06/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Surge Laboratory Capacity in the event of a Health Emergency (active)
  - Signed Value: £331,205,000
  - Signed Date: 13/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020136-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-20T10:21:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T09:14:13.614Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050d89