Official UK procurement notice
Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy Testing
Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 8 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionUrinalysis and Urine Pregnancy Testing
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Measuring instruments · Meters · Pharmaceutical products
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£7,996,025 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1OPTION ACancelledPublished value£3,998,013
Lot #2OPTION BCancelledPublished value£3,998,013
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Mar 2024, 13:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2025, 13:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042362- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044a5cFind a Tender
Publisher note: In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Bode. This contract is. not a joint contract, it s a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
1 Oct 2024 → 31 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published23 Jul 2025, 13:19 BST
- Bids must remain valid until356 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025- Published value published: £3,998,01320 Feb 2025, 22:04 GMT
- Status changed to active20 Feb 2025, 22:04 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Feb 2025, 22:04 GMT
- Deadline published: 24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT20 Feb 2025, 22:04 GMT
- Buyer details updated20 Feb 2025, 22:04 GMT
- Status changed to unsuccessful23 Jul 2025, 13:19 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Jul 2025, 13:19 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextAdditional Information · VI.3.1) | The product Awareness Sessions will be an opportunity for suppliers to present to a panel of HSCNI Professionals. The presentation will be scheduled to last approximately 1 hour per presenting supplier and will be required to: Provide a physical demonstration of their current Urinalysis Testing, Provide a physical demonstration of their current Urine Pregnancy Testing, To be available to respond t… | The product Awareness Sessions will be an opportunity for suppliers to present to a panel of HSCNI Professionals. The presentation will be scheduled to last approximately 1 hour per presenting supplier and will be required to: Provide a physical demonstration of their current Urinalysis Testing, Provide a physical demonstration of their current Urine Pregnancy Testing, To be available to respond t… |
Please note there has been a change to the date of the Supplier Engagement Session. The Supplier Engagement Session will now take place on the 7th May 2024 in PaLs Conference Room, 77 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, BT12 6HU. What you need to do now: 1)Request a copy of declaration of interest proforma from [email protected] 2) Complete the Declaration of interest form 3) Submit your compl…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-03: 1 release · 19 Mar 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
7 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Procurement and Logistics ServiceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Business Services OrganisationReview body
- Business Services Organisation, PaLSReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria