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Provision of Vaccine Sample Carrier

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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18 Aug 2026 at 15:24

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust procured a vaccine sample carrier arrangement. The requirement covers the handling, storage and warehousing of vaccine samples, classified under storage and warehousing services. It is intended to support the Trust’s clinical departments and specialties by providing an approved route for ordering and drawing down the required carrier-related goods and services. The arrangement uses a catalogue of pre-priced products with descriptions, product codes and units of measure, made available through the Trust’s recognised ordering systems. This is a healthcare supply and logistics requirement, relevant to businesses providing vaccine sample transport, clinical storage, medical logistics or associated warehousing services. The selected supplier is Labcold Ltd, a large UK company based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, while the buying organisation is based at Gloucester Business Park in Brockworth, Gloucester.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Labcold Ltd through a below-threshold direct award without competition, using a catalogue-based arrangement. The contract was signed on 5 March 2026 and runs from 6 March 2026 to 5 April 2026. Its value is £10,660 excluding VAT, or £12,792 including VAT. The award covers one completed lot and is classified as a services procurement. The direct-award rationale describes a move from off-contract to on-contract spending, intended to strengthen procurement governance, financial control and value for money. The arrangement allows multiple clinical departments and specialties to order approved products against agreed terms and prices through recognised ordering systems. The awarded contract is active and the buyer is Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

This procurement shows demand from an NHS foundation trust for a controlled vaccine sample carrier and related storage or warehousing service delivered through an approved catalogue. A credible future competitor would need to supply or manage vaccine sample carriers, support clinical logistics and provide dependable storage and handling arrangements. The buyer’s model favours suppliers able to present a structured catalogue of pre-priced goods, clear product descriptions, product codes and units of measure, with ordering integrated into recognised NHS or Trust systems. Businesses should therefore be able to support multiple clinical departments and specialties, maintain consistent pricing and product information, and operate within agreed contractual terms. Relevant experience in healthcare supply, vaccine logistics, sample handling or medical warehousing would strengthen a supplier’s position when this requirement is next considered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Vaccine Sample Carrier

Notice Description

Further Justification for Direct Award: The selected procurement route is a PA23 regulated below-threshold direct award, to be delivered through the establishment of a catalogue-based arrangement. This forms part of an initiative to transition expenditure from off-contract to on-contract spend, thereby strengthening procurement governance, financial control and demonstrable value for money. For the purposes of this arrangement, a catalogue is defined as a structured schedule of pre-priced goods (and associated descriptions, codes and units of measure) made available to multiple clinical departments and specialties via the Trust's recognised ordering systems, enabling requisitioners to draw down approved items against an agreed set of terms and prices. Such catalogues typically encompass a diverse range of product lines which would not naturally be grouped into a single tender exercise due to differing clinical applications, technical s

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e6bd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078631-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

63120000 - Storage and warehousing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,660 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Mar 20265 months ago
Contract Period
6 Mar 2026 - 5 Apr 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL3 4AW
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tewkesbury
Electoral Ward
Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote
Westminster Constituency
North Cotswolds

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Labcold Ltd

Further Information

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