Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant →
View official notice ↗Official source
Supply of Bacterial Gene Detection and Sequencing - Open Tender
No lot description published.
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
No planning milestones published.
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-04efb7 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 058952-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Tue Jun 23 2026 12:23:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006648-2026 |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | award, contract | 058952-2026 |
| 13 May 2026 | award, contract | 044003-2026 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | tenderUpdate | 006648-2026 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | tender | 006646-2026 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | planning | 010412-2025 |
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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