Official UK procurement notice
Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy Testing
Procurement agent: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·On behalf of: South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe SEHSCT require POCT Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy testing meters, strips / cassettes, bar code scanners, associated Internal Quality Control (IQC) materials, consumables/reagents, associated connectivity requirements via CoreLIMS (WinPath
Enterprise / WPE) into Encompass, software / interfaces, hardware, training, maintenance & Servicing and External Quality Assurance (EQA) to enable both Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy testing.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jun 2026, 16:56 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 11:36 BST
- Authority reference
DAC 20598- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068632- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b77eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
In line with PA2023 chapter 3 direct award, section 43/1 applies.
A competitive exercise was conducted which resulted in a non award, a rerun tendering exercise is active. A direct award will ensure service delivery is maintained via a compliant route which will minimise risk to patients.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published17 Jun 2026, 16:56 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Jun 2026, 15:47 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published21 Jul 2026, 11:36 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquilant Northern Ireland LtdSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 30 Apr 2028Extensions: A rerun tendering exercise is active. An extension will be considered to ensure service delivery is maintained via a compliant route which will minimise risk to patients up to award and implementation of service under a new contract. | £175,834 | 17 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Aquilant Northern Ireland LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Jul 2026
- Value
- £175,834
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 30 Apr 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- This is an interim DAC for 3 months with a potential to extend for up to 18 months
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable as Contract value is less than £5 million
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustBeneficiary authority
- South Eastern Health & Social Care TrustProcess contact pointProcuring entityLead for Direct Award Contract. In Lieu of non award advertisement
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AQUILANT NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender