Notice Information
Notice Title
CLI-FTS-58921 Culture Media and Associated Consumables
Notice Description
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services (NWSSP ProcS), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust, are looking to award Culture Media & Associated Consumables on behalf of all NHS Bodies in Wales to an All Wales Framework Agreement. The duration of this Framework Agreement will be four years with the option to extend for a further two years (maximum six years). Please note that this procurement was not awarded via a direct award process. A competitive procurement procedure was conducted in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023. A UK1 Pipeline Notice is associated with this procurement and has been published separately. Owing to an administrative error, an F02 Contract Notice was issued in place of the required UK4 Tender Notice. As a result, this UK5 Transparency Notice is being published to ensure transparency and maintain a clear audit trail, enabling the publication of the UK6 Contract Award Notice. The standstill period is expected to end at the end of 18th August 2026, that being the 8th working day after the contract award notice is published.
Lot Information
Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
Plated Media - Mueller Hinton-F (NAD)Growth medium used to culture bacterial isolates and their susceptibility to antibiotics. Lot includes Mueller Hinton agar with 5% defibrinated horse blood and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD).
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
Plated Media - CultureA solid or semi-solid substance that provides the necessary nutrients for microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi, to grow and multiply. Lot includes Chromogenic, Fastidious Anaerobe (FAA) and Columbia.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
Plated Media - Braziers CCEYA specialised, selective plated media used to isolate and identify Clostridium from patient samples. Lot includes Braziers CCEY agar with lysed horse blood, cefoxitin, cyclomerize and egg yolk emulsion.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
Plated Media - Triple Wrapped.A nutrient-rich growth medium sterilised using gramma radiation with and protected by three layers of packaging to maintain sterility and prevent contamination. Lot includes both 55mm and 90mm irradiated plates.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
Bottled Media.Prepared, ready to use media supplied in various volumes, typically for food, water, and environmental microbiological testing. Lot includes various bottled media, agar slopes, waters, and ancillary bottled items.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
Mycobacterium Solid Media.Used for the isolation and identification of mycobacterium species, such as the presence of tuberculosis. Lot includes both acidified and non-acidified glycerol and pyruvate media.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
MIC Gradient Strips.Porous strips impregnated with pre-defined gradient of an antimicrobial agent, for determining the lowest concentration of an antimicrobial agent that will stop the growth of a microorganism. Lot includes numerous antimicrobial gradient strips.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
Atmospheric Generation Systems.Devices that create specific gaseous environments for microbial culture and testing. Lot includes microaerophilic, anaerobic, co2 generating packs, indicator sachets, boxes, and jars.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
Quality Control Organisms.Used to ensure tests are accurate and reliable. They serve as a standard to verify that reagents, media, and stains are working correctly. Organisms are maintained as stock cultures and come from reference collections. Lot includes numerous NCTC organisms.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
Antisera.Used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, used for identifying unknown bacteria and viruses through various serological tests. Lot includes monovalent and polyvalent antisera. For example, salmonella and shigella.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 24 months
Procurement Information
Please note that this procurement was not awarded via a direct award process. A competitive procurement procedure was conducted in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023. A UK1 Pipeline Notice is associated with this procurement and has been published separately. Owing to an administrative error, an F02 Contract Notice was issued in place of the required UK4 Tender Notice. As a result, this UK5 Transparency Notice is being published to ensure transparency and maintain a clear audit trail, enabling the publication of the UK6 Contract Award Notice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052163
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075209-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
24931250 - Culture medium
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,809,107 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £6,741,113 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- January 2032
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF14 3UZ
- Postcode Area
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Gabalfa
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff North
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075209-2026
7th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075122-2026
7th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025949-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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