Culture media in UKHSA regional and reference laboratories

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security AgencycontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-0522e0Procurement Act 2023SME suitableactive

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Estimated value

£16.4m

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Awarded value

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Published

01 Jul 2026

Deadline 24 Aug 2026

Description

UK Health Security Agency are currently out to tender for the provision of culture media consumables for regional and reference laboratories. Deadline for submissions of the tender will be 12:00 noon on Monday 24th August 2026. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted. Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website. Please do not engage with any persons in UKHSA via email or phone regarding this tender. UK3: Planned procurement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-036460 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0522e0 (view related notices) Published 22 April 2026, 10:44am

Scope

Reference: C435476
Total value: £16,400,000 excluding VAT
£19,680,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool: Standalone contract
Contract dates: 07 Oct 2026 to 07 Oct 2031
Possible extension to 07 Oct 2034
Initial term of 5 years with a potential to extend to 8 years
Main category: goods
CPV classifications: 33696000
Contract locations: UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Commercial Envelope	30%	price	30.00%
Technical Envelope	60%	quality	60.00%
Social Value Envelope	10%	quality	10.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline: 13 Aug 2026, 11:00 am
Submission deadline: 24 Aug 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Electronic submission: Yes
Procedure: Open procedure