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Tecan Maintenance Contract for UKHSA Porton

UK Health Security Agency

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19 Aug 2026 at 15:30

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Summary of the contracting process

The UK Health Security Agency procured a maintenance service plan for Tecan laboratory equipment at its Porton site in the United Kingdom. The requirement is a specialist laboratory equipment maintenance service, intended to support the continued operation of Tecan equipment used at UKHSA Porton. The buying organisation is the UK Health Security Agency. The procurement is categorised as services and is associated with laboratory services. The opportunity is relevant to businesses that maintain, service or support Tecan equipment in laboratory environments, particularly suppliers able to provide planned maintenance and associated technical support for an operational public health laboratory site. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable for this requirement.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a selective call-off from a framework agreement rather than an open tender. The tender submission deadline was 7 August 2026 at 12:00. UK Health Security Agency awarded the contract to Tecan UK Limited on 10 August 2026 for £753,369.87, including the stated contract value in GBP. The contract runs from 10 August 2026 to 31 May 2029. The award is active. The procurement was evaluated through the framework call-off route; the available outcome identifies the selected supplier and awarded value but does not set out separate quality or price weightings. This is a single awarded requirement for the Tecan maintenance service plan at UKHSA Porton.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a substantial, multi-year requirement for maintaining Tecan laboratory equipment within a UK public health organisation. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable technical expertise in Tecan systems, the ability to deliver planned maintenance reliably in a laboratory setting, and sufficient engineering capacity to support critical equipment throughout the service term. Experience of working in regulated or public-sector laboratory environments would help establish confidence in service quality, continuity and compliance. Businesses should also understand how to compete through framework call-offs, since this buyer used that route. The award to a specialist SME indicates that a large corporate scale was not essential; focused equipment expertise and dependable delivery capacity were central commercial advantages.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tecan Maintenance Contract for UKHSA Porton

Notice Description

Service plan for Tecan equipment at UKHSA Porton

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6b0dbd15-c706-4fd5-b8e5-edc41a342f48
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21aefcb1-5279-4201-a332-00773feffd8f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71900000 - Laboratory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£753,369 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£753,369 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
7 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 31 May 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK Health Security Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Tecan UK Limited

Further Information

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