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title: "Cobas 5800 End to end PCR Platform (DxA)"
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# Cobas 5800 End to end PCR Platform (DxA)

Buyer: UK Health Security Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-71424b30-7ac1-4fa0-840d-0debed8b4497

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## Summary

UK Health Security Agency procured an end-to-end Roche Cobas 5800 PCR laboratory platform for the Diagnostic Accelerator programme at Porton Down. The equipment is intended to maintain diagnostic development, validation and evaluation, and pandemic preparedness while planned infrastructure works affect the existing Roche Cobas 8800 equipment. This is a specialist laboratory equipment purchase, rather than a general laboratory supply requirement. The listed delivery information also includes London, but identifies no specific delivery site there; the programme and stated purpose are at Porton Down.

The procurement is complete and awarded to Roche Diagnostics Limited. UKHSA used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The award date was 30 September 2026, and the contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 29 September 2031. The awarded value is £294,000. The tender deadline was 29 September 2026. The requirement was treated as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The published procurement information does not set out evaluation criteria, so the basis on which suppliers were assessed cannot be described from these details.

For suppliers who did not win, this award demonstrates UKHSA’s demand for a Roche Cobas 5800 PCR platform to sustain diagnostic development, validation, evaluation and pandemic preparedness during infrastructure works at Porton Down. A credible competitor for this specific requirement would need to supply the platform and support its role in maintaining those capabilities alongside an existing Roche Cobas 8800 estate. The award went to Roche Diagnostics Limited, a large supplier, through a framework call-off, indicating that access to the relevant framework and the ability to deliver this specialist equipment are commercially important. The procurement was judged unsuitable for SMEs and VCSEs, which is relevant to smaller suppliers assessing whether they could compete directly for a comparable requirement.

## Notice

This requirement will support the Diagnostic Accelerator (DxA) Programme at Porton Down by providing a Roche PCR platform to maintain diagnostic development, validation, evaluation and pandemic preparedness capabilities during planned infrastructure works affecting the existing Roche Cobas 8800 estate.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f2a29e-64ba-4adc-a190-ec0828d3f03d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 29 Sep 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £294,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £294,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Health Security Agency |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Roche Diagnostics Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 10:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f2a29e-64ba-4adc-a190-ec0828d3f03d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f2a29e-64ba-4adc-a190-ec0828d3f03d
  6th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3d4938b0-b260-4b71-bea4-108e9a7fc148
  C473506_UKHSA Cobas 5800 End to end PCR Platform (DxA) Schedule 7 - Appendix 1 - Order Form_Final..__Redacted

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