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Vitrocell Exposure System

UK Health Security Agency

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28 Jul 2026 at 09:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Health Security Agency, acting for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, procured a Vitrocell Exposure System for research purposes. This is a specialist scientific research and testing simulator (CPV 38970000), supplied as goods rather than a broader service or works contract. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The requirement is associated with the agency’s public-health research activities and concerns a named exposure system manufactured by Vitrocell Systems GmbH, a Germany-based small and medium-sized enterprise. Businesses relevant to this requirement are manufacturers, authorised distributors and specialist suppliers of laboratory exposure systems or comparable scientific simulation equipment. The equipment’s research application makes experience supplying organisations involved in health protection, laboratory science or related testing particularly relevant to future requirements from this buyer.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded through a direct procedure without competition, described as below threshold. One lot was completed. The contract was signed on 23 July 2026 and awarded to Vitrocell Systems GmbH. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £99,964.37 excluding VAT, or £119,957.24 including VAT. The contract is active. The procurement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, and the recorded outcome covers the complete Vitrocell Exposure System requirement. The selected supplier is responsible for providing the goods for delivery in the United Kingdom. This outcome indicates a single-supplier award for the identified system, rather than separate awards across multiple lots or suppliers.

This award is commercially relevant to businesses supplying specialist laboratory exposure and scientific testing equipment to UK public-health organisations. A credible competitor would need to provide an exposure system suitable for research use, understand the technical requirements of laboratory simulation equipment, and demonstrate that its product can meet the operational needs of a national health-protection agency. Manufacturers and technically capable distributors with established access to this type of equipment are the closest fit. Experience supporting scientific users, arranging delivery into the United Kingdom and providing dependable product information would strengthen a future proposition. The completed award also shows that this buyer has purchased a discrete, specialist equipment requirement at a substantial but below-threshold scale through a direct, non-competitive route, so supplier recognition and a clear fit with the specified system are commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Vitrocell Exposure System

Notice Description

Vitrocell Exposure System for research purposes

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d4c1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071012-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV Codes

38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£99,964 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

VITROCELL Systems GmbH

Further Information

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