Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 25 Sept 2026, 14:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UHB Immunology Managed Service

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected 30 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Managed service for an array of goods and equipments within the Immunology laboratory at University Hospitals. A programme of Pre-Market Engagement is being ran for week commencing 12/10/2026 to inform any potential future procurement process. Information regarding this PME programme can be found as part of a published PIN from UHB.

CPV: Laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jul 2027 — 30 Jun 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensions
Extensions
Extension options published
71900000 Laboratory services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Sept 2026, 14:32 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 14:32 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ab4

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    25 Sept 2026, 14:32 BST
  2. Market engagementin 13 days
    8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    The Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull Procurement Collaberative (BBCS) intends to undertake a programme of pre-market engagement, to support a competitive tender process. Suppliers will be invited to a slot to attend a virtual engagement session and deliver a short presentation addressing more…points which BBCS wishes to explore. The presentations will be scheduled for the week commencing 12/10/2026. Parties who wish to participate must confirm their engagement by completing the “Pre-Market Engagement” requirement, found on the projects Atamis page (C473334). These must be completed before the close of 07/10/2026 in order to be confirmed for this engagement programme. Details of the exact date and allocated time slot for the site visit and presentation will be sent via the Atamis portal, and all subsequent invites and information will also be provided here following the closing date. All questions should be submitted via the Atamis portal. Further information can be found in the PIN documentation found on the atamis project page.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 35 days
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 278 days
    1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Sept 2026, 14:32 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWVL-6877-BXXV Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2GW

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure