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Consumables and reagents for laboratory testing

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

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24 Jul 2026 at 15:40

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust bought laboratory consumables and reagents for laboratory testing at its hospital in London. The requirement is for goods used in the hospital’s laboratory testing activities, including laboratory reagents. The purchase supports the continuation, partial replacement or extension of existing supplies or installations. It is therefore particularly relevant to suppliers of laboratory reagents and associated testing consumables that can provide products compatible with the hospital’s existing technical systems and operating arrangements. The requirement covered delivery to the United Kingdom, with the buyer based at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. One supplier was selected for the complete requirement: Takara Bio Europe SAS.

The procurement has been awarded through a completed direct award to Takara Bio Europe SAS. The award was recorded on 24 July 2026. The awarded value is £428,977.84 excluding VAT, or £514,773.41 including VAT. The contract period runs from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2027, with a maximum extent date of 2 August 2030. Renewal is available, with purchases made through standing purchase orders raised for 12 months at a time. The direct award relied on the existing-supplier extension or partial-replacement provisions in Section 41, Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023. The stated reason was that changing supplier would create incompatible technical characteristics and disproportionate operational or maintenance difficulties. The single lot was suitable for SMEs.

This award demonstrates established demand from a specialist NHS hospital for a substantial, recurring supply of laboratory reagents and testing consumables. A credible future competitor would need to supply products that are technically compatible with existing laboratory equipment, supplies or installations, because incompatibility and operational disruption were central to the buyer’s direct-award rationale. Suppliers should therefore be able to evidence dependable product continuity, consistent technical specifications and the capacity to support repeat purchasing through 12-month standing purchase orders. Experience supplying hospital or clinical laboratories would help demonstrate understanding of controlled testing environments, replenishment requirements and maintenance constraints. The opportunity is relevant to laboratory reagent manufacturers, specialist distributors and SMEs able to provide compatible consumables at the required scale and sustain supply over a multi-year purchasing horizon.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Consumables and reagents for laboratory testing

Notice Description

Consumables and reagents for laboratory testing at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Procurement Information

Section 41, Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 : 7. The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-- (a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d38c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070420-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£428,977 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 2 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC1N 3JH
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Holborn & Covent Garden
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TAKARA BIO EUROPE SAS

Further Information

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