Notice Information
Notice Title
PPSA - Prepared Media
Notice Description
Invitation to offer for the supply of Prepared Culture Media Participating Trusts include: * Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust * Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust * Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust * Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust * Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust * Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust * University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust * University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust * University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Any other NHS organisation in the South West of England region may join this contract at any time during the contract period.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Bottled Media
Bottled Media Products
Renewal: Any period up to 24 months
Lot 2 - Plated MediaPlated Media Products
Renewal: Any period up to 24 months
Lot 3 - Chromogenic MediaChromogenic Media Products
Renewal: Any period up to 24 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d2e4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070122-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
24931250 - Culture medium
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,690,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,690,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jul 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Aug 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION 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
- TORQUAY
- Postcode
- TQ2 7AA
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK42 Torbay
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Torbay
- Electoral Ward
- Shiphay
- Westminster Constituency
- Torbay
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070122-2026
24th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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