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Reagent Rental of automated light transmission aggregometry equipment

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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30 Jul 2026 at 12:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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20 Aug 2025 at 12:42

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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20 Aug 2025 at 12:15

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured a reagent-rental arrangement for automated light transmission aggregometry equipment. The requirement includes the equipment together with all associated laboratory reagents and consumables. This is a goods procurement serving the Trust’s laboratory operations in Cambridge. The arrangement is centred on the supply and continued availability of specialised testing equipment and the consumable materials needed to use it. The Trust is the public-sector buyer, and the selected supplier, Sysmex UK Limited, is based in Milton Keynes. The requirement is therefore relevant to businesses supplying automated laboratory testing systems, reagent-rental models, laboratory reagents or consumables, particularly where they support specialist hospital diagnostics.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award. The stated rationale was that Sysmex has the only automated light transmission aggregometry equipment, with exclusive rights or intellectual property cited as the supporting basis. One lot was awarded to Sysmex UK Limited on 20 August 2025. The award value is £245,000 excluding VAT, or £294,000 including VAT. The contract was signed on 22 December 2025 and runs from 22 December 2025 to 21 December 2031. A further one-year extension is permitted, taking the maximum end date to 21 December 2032, subject to the contract’s seven-year maximum duration. The contract is active and above the relevant threshold.

This award demonstrates a sustained NHS requirement for automated light transmission aggregometry, supported by a full reagent and consumables supply model rather than equipment alone. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need access to, or the ability to provide, automated aggregometry equipment suitable for hospital laboratory use, together with reliable reagent and consumable supply, technical support and continuity of operation. The direct award rationale indicates that distinctive equipment capability, intellectual property or exclusive rights were decisive in this procurement. Suppliers with proven specialist diagnostics technology, established laboratory equipment support and the capacity to maintain consumable availability would be best placed to challenge the incumbent when this buyer next reviews the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Reagent Rental of automated light transmission aggregometry equipment

Notice Description

Reagent Rental of automated light transmission aggregometry equipment, including all reagents and consumables

Procurement Information

Sysmex have the only automated light transmission aggregometry equipment

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058b3d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072135-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33696500 - Laboratory reagents

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£245,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£245,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20251 years ago
Contract Period
22 Dec 2025 - 21 Dec 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGE
Postcode
CB2 0QQ
Postcode Area
Cambridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cambridge
Electoral Ward
Queen Edith's
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sysmex UK Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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