Laboratory Information Management System

UK Atomic Energy AuthoritycontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05f65dProcurement Act 2023pending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£281k

Awarded 16 Feb 2026

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

23 Feb 2026

Description

The MRF currently operate what is locally referred to as a “fractured LIMS”, which consists of several tools that take the place of different tasks of a LIMS, but don’t fully interconnect or interact with each other. This means manual transfer of information, duplication of information across systems, and possibility of inaccuracy to be created. The requirement is for a replacement LIMS system are captured below under 6 key areas (customer management, document tracking, reporting, sample tracking, equipment and compliance). Each of these points is a requirement for the replacement LIMS system, unless it is marked as optional.

Scope

Reference
T/JA137/25
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
26 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2028
Possible extension to 26 Feb 2030

2 year initial term with the option to extend by two individual years (2+1+1)

CPV classifications
72268000
72261000
72263000
73111000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
TechnicalTechnical submissionquality60.00%
DemonstrationDemonstrations (only suppliers invited through to stage 2)quality10.00%
CommercialCommercial element of bid (Appendix B - Pricing Schedule)price30.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£281k

Award date

16 Feb 2026

Contract start

06 Mar 2026

Contract end

06 Mar 2028