Official UK procurement notice
UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionUKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework (DRF)
This is a competitive tendering procedure pursuant to the Notices published on the Find a Tender Central Digital Platform. UK02 Preliminary Market Engagement October 25 2025/S 000-069968, PIN Dec 24 2024/S 000-040856 and UK04 Contract Notice March 26 Notice ID: 2026/S 000-022624.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2028, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Analysers · Biochemical analysers · Biomedical equipment · Blood analysers · Blood-cell counters · Calibration services · Cytometers · Detection and analysis apparatus · Detection apparatus · Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies · Haematology analysers · Immunoassay analysers · +16 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 81 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 93 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 3 yrs from 24 Jul 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 23 Jul 2034
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 1% of call-off value · 1% of annual spend not contract award value capped at £20k
Who may buy through it
All UK Public Authority
The framework will be open to Access Users from all UK public sector bodies (Public Authorities as defined in PA23), including but not limited to UK Health Security Agency, the Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health Wales, Public Health Scotland, NHS Authorities and Trusts, Special Health Authorities, Local Authorities and any other NHS entity or successor body. The framework can also be accessed by academic and charitable institutions.
Published description of the framework
DRF will be managed by the UKHSA Contract Management Dept.
Pricing
Ceiling rates to be submitted as part of this procurement, subsequent call off order pricing should not exceed those on the rate card.
Prices to remain firm for the 1st year of the framework, thereafter Supplier may apply for rate changes once a year, giving at least 30 days notice.
Term
The framework is expected to re-open every 2 years and run for a maximum of 8 years, the Authority may choose to either extend frameworks in the scheme or bring forward re-opening if it is required to do so to support incident responses to health emergencies.
Call-off Procedures will include, direct award and further competitions
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same conditions of participation on every lotLot #1In-vitro diagnostic medical devices and associated servicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,200,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation are fully detailed within the procurement documents accessible via the Authority's e-procurement portal Atamis
- Technical & professional ability
Must be able to provide t least one appropriately certified, accredited or licenced products or services described in the Lot Specific Requirements which are fully detailed within the procurement documents accessible via the Authority's e-procurement portal Atamis
Lot #2Goods and services mainly for research & development, experimentation & studyAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,050,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation are fully detailed within the procurement documents accessible via the Authority's e-procurement portal Atamis
- Technical & professional ability
Must be able to provide t least one appropriately certified, accredited or licenced products or services described in the Lot Specific Requirements which are fully detailed within the procurement documents accessible via the Authority's e-procurement portal Atamis
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).
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation are fully detailed within the procurement documents accessible via the Authority's e-procurement portal Atamis
- Technical & professional ability
Must be able to provide t least one appropriately certified, accredited or licenced products or services described in the Lot Specific Requirements which are fully detailed within the procurement documents accessible via the Authority's e-procurement portal Atamis
- “UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- All UK Public Authority The framework will be open to Access Users from all UK public sector bodies (Public Authorities as defined in PA23), including but not limited to UK Health Security Agency, the Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health Wales, Public Health Scotland, NHS Authorities and Trusts, Special Health Authorities, Local Authorities and any other NHS entity or successor body. The framework can also be accessed by academic and charitable institutions. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Feb 2028
- First published
- 31 Oct 2025, 10:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 10:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
C426524- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022624- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Risks
The Authority is a Category A responder who has had a key role in responding to health emergencies in the recent past, most significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also as its predecessor Public Health England responding to threats from the Ebola virus and other public health crises. The Authority requires an option for reopening the framework in response to an unknown infectious pathogen or similar emergency. This reopening of the framework might be otherwise than as planned and before expiry of a framework in the scheme all of which shall be considered a known risk (which arises other than by the act or omission of the Authority) and which could jeopardise the performance of the framework in the scheme or awards made under the relevant framework in the scheme or other unforeseen circumstances which the Authority could not have foreseen before the award of the relevant framework in the scheme The purpose will be to provide a fast, compliant and scalable option to respond to a public health crisis and would be essential to the Authority’s ability to respond to a public health crisis quickly and with the ability to upscale providers and solutions.
Each framework is intended to have a term of 2 years with a provision to extend each framework by 12 months. The Authority may decide to extend a framework in the scheme due to reasons such as economic uncertainty, pandemic or other national emergency events, lack of new suppliers in the market all of which shall be considered a known risk (which arises other than by the act or omission of the Authority) and which could jeopardise the performance of the framework in the scheme or awards made under the relevant framework in the scheme or other unforeseen circumstances which the Authority could not have foreseen before the award of the relevant framework in the scheme.
Further to the known risks above an identified risk is that the Framework may need varying or updating if there is a COVID-19 or other health emergency or incident related Business Continuity Event as detailed in the terms and conditions, Appendix H Schedule 8. Should this occur, the framework may be re-opened to allow new suppliers to offer products and services required for incident response. Suppliers who have already joined the framework would not be required to (but may choose to do so) change their originally accepted tender, other than to confirm, that conditions of participation e.g. accreditations and insurances etc remain in place.
An identified risk is that the Open Framework maximum spend may not be sufficient to accommodate all the additional spend required to provide sufficient incident response by the UKHSA and Access Users, therefore the Authority reserves the right to increase the maximum value of the Open Framework by up to 50%.
An additional identified risk is that the Open Framework and the last framework in the scheme may be reaching the end of its term when there is a health emergency event.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 1% of call-off value · 1% of annual spend not contract award value capped at £20k
Application is via submission of a tender response by the deadline stated above via the Health Family’s e-Sourcing Portal, Atamis, Ref C426524 UKHSA Diagnostics and Research Open Framework.
Timeline
31 Oct 2025 → 15 Sept 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published355 days ago31 Oct 2025, 10:11 GMT
- Market engagement326 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Following the publication of the PIN 2024/S 000-040856, UKHSA is notifying the marketplace that a tender for the Diagnostics and Research Framework will take place soon and invites suppliers to attend a webinar on the framework.
- Next notice expected284 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published223 days ago12 Mar 2026, 21:18 GMT
- Clarification questions by211 days ago24 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends196 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown8 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by106 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts89 days ago24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent48 days ago3 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published47 days ago4 Sept 2026, 10:44 BST
- Standstill ends35 days ago15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published31 Oct 2025, 10:11 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published12 Mar 2026, 21:18 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active12 Mar 2026, 21:18 GMT
- Procurement method changed12 Mar 2026, 21:18 GMT
- Deadline published: 8 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST12 Mar 2026, 21:18 GMT
- Contract award notice published4 Sept 2026, 10:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Sept 2026, 10:44 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · In-vitro diagnostic medical devices and associated services1 award | |||
| AB Scientific LimitedSME, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Limited, Altona Diagnostics UK Ltd, Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited, Mast Group Ltd, Preventx +75 moreUKHSA Diagnostics and Research Open Framework - Lot 128 Sept 2026 – 27 Sept 2028 · up to 27 Sept 2029Extensions: Intending to reopen the framework every two years, however, the agency may choose to reopen within the expected three years. | £5,200,000,000very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | 3 Sept 2026standstill to 15 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Goods and services mainly for research & development, experimentation & study1 award | |||
| Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited, Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited, Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited, Mast Group Ltd, Oxford Biosystems LtdSME, Queen Mary University of London +54 moreUKHSA Diagnostics and Research Open Framework - Lot 228 Sept 2026 – 27 Sept 2028 · up to 27 Sept 2029Extensions: Intending to reopen the framework every two years, however, the agency may choose to reopen within the expected three years | £1,050,000,000very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | 3 Sept 2026standstill to 15 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · In-vitro diagnostic medical devices and associated services | 81final-stage tenders | 61 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Goods and services mainly for research & development, experimentation & study | 60final-stage tenders | 43 | 0 | — |
Who bid (first 60 of 93)
- did not win20/30 Labs · Greater London · all lots
- did not win2BScientific LimitedSME · South East England · all lots
- did not winA.Menarini Diagnostics Ltd · South East England · 1
- did not winAbbott Laboratories Limited · South East England · 1
- wonAbbott Rapid Diagnostics Limited · South East England · 1
- wonAB Scientific LimitedSME · Greater London · 1
- did not winAgena Bioscience GmbH · all lots
- did not winAgilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd · North West England · 1
- did not winAlpha Laboratories LtdSME · Greater London · all lots
- wonAltona Diagnostics UK Ltd. · North West England · 1
- did not winARGENTA INNOVATIVE LABS LTD · Greater London · 1
- did not winAspect Scientific Ltd. · North West England · all lots
- wonBECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED · South East England · all lots
- wonBecton, Dickinson U.K. Limited · South East England · all lots
- did not winBioConnections LtdSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1
- did not winBIO - DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED · West Midlands · all lots
- did not winBiomerieux UK Limited · South East England · 1
- wonBio-Rad Laboratories Limited · East of England · all lots
- did not winBruker UK Limited · West Midlands · all lots
- did not winCambridge Bioscience · East of England · all lots
- did not winCamlab Limited · East of England · 1
- did not winCepheid · West Midlands · 1
- did not winCerescom Limited · Greater London · all lots
- did not winChirus LimitedSME · East of England · 1
- did not winConnect2pharma LtdSME · Greater London · 1
- did not winContained Air Solutions · North West England · all lots
- did not winCROWTHORNE HI-TEC SERVICES LIMITED · South East England · 1
- did not winDiagnostics for the Real World Europe LimitedSME · East of England · 1
- did not winDiaSorin Ltd · South East England · 1
- did not winDon Whitley Scientific Ltd · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winE&O Laboratories Ltd · Scotland · 1
- did not winELITech UK LTDSME · South East England · 1
- did not winEnigma HealthcareSME · North West England · all lots
- did not winEurobio Scientific UK LtdSME · Greater London · 1
- did not winEUROIMMUN UK LtdSME · Greater London · all lots
- did not winGreiner Bio-One Ltd · South West England · all lots
- did not winGrifols UK Ltd. · Greater London · 1
- did not winHologic LTD · North West England · all lots
- did not winHome Health UK LtdSME · Greater London · 1
- did not winHygeia Digital Healthcare Limited · South East England · 1
- did not winIllumina Cambridge Ltd · East of England · all lots
- did not winKore Technology · East of England · all lots
- did not winLaunch Diagnostics LtdSME · South East England · all lots
- did not winLife Technologies Limited · Scotland · all lots
- wonMast Group Ltd · North West England · all lots
- did not winMedical Wire & Equipment Co (Bath) LtdSME · South West England · all lots
- did not winMedScience previously known as Pharmed UK · South East England · all lots
- did not winMettler Toledo Ltd · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winMicrobial Genomics Ltd (Trading as MicrobesNG)SME · South East England · all lots
- did not winNorth England Laboratory SuppliesSME · North East England · all lots
- did not winOrtho Clinical Diagnostics · Wales (Cymru) · 1
- wonOxford Biosystems LtdSME · South East England · all lots
- wonPreventx Limited · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1
- did not winPro-Lab Diagnostics · North West England · all lots
- did not winPromega UK Ltd · South East England · all lots
- did not winQIAGEN LTD · North West England · all lots
- did not winR-Biopharm Rhone LtdSME · Greater London · 1
- did not winREAL Digital International Ltd · Greater London · all lots
- did not winRevvity (UK) Limited · Wales (Cymru) · all lots
- wonRoche Diagnostics Limited · South East England · 1
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
93 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 93 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- 20/30 LabsFramework contractor
- 2BScientific LimitedFramework contractor
- A.Menarini Diagnostics LtdFramework contractor
- AB Scientific LimitedFramework contractor
- ARGENTA INNOVATIVE LABS LTDFramework contractor
- Abbott Laboratories LimitedFramework contractor
- Abbott Rapid Diagnostics LimitedFramework contractor
- Agena Bioscience GmbHFramework contractor
- Agilent Technologies LDA UK LtdFramework contractor
- Alpha Laboratories LtdFramework contractor
Show 40 more suppliers
- Altona Diagnostics UK Ltd.Framework contractor
- Aspect Scientific Ltd.Framework contractor
- BECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BIO - DIAGNOSTICS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Be Scientific LimitedFramework contractor
- Becton, Dickinson U.K. LimitedFramework contractor
- Bio Molecular Systems LtdFramework contractor
- Bio-Rad Laboratories LimitedFramework contractor
- BioConnections LtdFramework contractor
- BioGene LimitedFramework contractor
- Biomerieux UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Bruker UK LimitedFramework contractor
- CROWTHORNE HI-TEC SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Cambridge BioscienceFramework contractor
- Camlab LimitedFramework contractor
- CepheidFramework contractor
- Cerescom LimitedFramework contractor
- Chirus LimitedFramework contractor
- Connect2pharma LtdFramework contractor
- Contained Air SolutionsFramework contractor
- DiaSorin LtdFramework contractor
- Diagnostics for the Real World Europe LimitedFramework contractor
- Don Whitley Scientific LtdFramework contractor
- E&O Laboratories LtdFramework contractor
- ELITech UK LTDFramework contractor
- EUROFINS GENOMICS UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- EUROIMMUN UK LtdFramework contractor
- Enigma HealthcareFramework contractor
- Eurobio Scientific UK LtdFramework contractor
- Fisher Scientific UK LTDFramework contractor
- Greiner Bio-One LtdFramework contractor
- Grifols UK Ltd.Framework contractor
- Hologic LTDFramework contractor
- Home Health UK LtdFramework contractor
- Hygeia Digital Healthcare LimitedFramework contractor
- IDTFramework contractor
- Illumina Cambridge LtdFramework contractor
- Kore TechnologyFramework contractor
- Launch Diagnostics LtdFramework contractor
- Life Technologies LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender