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title: "National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services"
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# National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services

Buyer: PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f7d14908-7da1-4faa-8801-324f837a758e

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## Summary

The Public Health England (PHE) initiated the National Microbiology Framework procurement, focused on Diagnostic Goods and Services, which encompasses the supply of in vitro diagnostic medical devices and related services. This open tender, designated for a duration of two years, with potential extensions of an additional two years, concluded its tender period on 7th December 2020. The overall estimated value for this framework is approximately £22 billion. The contract's scope includes enhanced services and products in the medical equipment and pharmaceuticals sector, facilitating operations across the UK and beyond.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses looking to supply diagnostic equipment and services. Companies involved in medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and clinical laboratory services are particularly well-suited to compete for this framework. Given the framework's focus on innovation and the rapid advancement of diagnostic technologies, suppliers who can present new, compliant products and respond adeptly to market demands are likely to thrive. This tender represents a gateway for both established firms and SMEs, keen to expand their footprint in the public health sector.

## Notice

Lot 1 - Diagnostic Goods and Services is for the supply of in vitro diagnostic medical devices and associated services including equipment, consumables, maintenance, and peripheral equipment and associated services. All reagents and consumables comply with current CE regulations (UKCA regulations when applicable) and must retain the CE mark (or, once superseded, the UKCA mark) for the duration of the Framework and any potential extensions. This Lot includes provisions for reagent rental and managed equipment services. Please note that this Award Notice is for Lot 1, however the Framework Agreement encompasses the following four lots: - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services - Lot 2: Research and Development Goods and Services - Lot 3: Manufacturing, Product Development and Commercialisation - Lot 4: Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Services Additional information: The term of the framework is for an initial 2 years with options to extend by up to a further 2 years. The value attributed to each Lot is an approximate estimate only, the actual values will be to such level as those purchasing under the Framework Agreement consider necessary to provide suitable requirements. The scope of this Framework Agreement covers Goods and Services that are subject to rapid and frequent improvements, advancements and new scientific and technical developments. Therefore, to keep this Framework Agreement in line with the latest market and scientific developments so as to ensure that patients and other end users have ongoing access to state of the art diagnostics for the duration of this Framework Agreement successful Suppliers will be able to propose new and/or updated Goods and/or Services to be added to a Supplier's range under the Framework Agreement if one or more of the following circumstances apply: - Where the proposed updated Goods or Services fall within the general scope of this procurement as set out as part of this OJEU Contract Notice (i.e. fall within an existing main or supplementary CPV code as may be referred to in this Contract Notice and/or the description sections of this Contract Notice); - Where the proposed new Goods or Services fall within the broad categories of Goods or Services covered by this Framework Agreement (i.e. fall within an existing main or supplementary CPV code as may be referred to in this Contract Notice and/or the broad categories of Goods and/or Services referred to in any of the description sections of this Contract Notice), but are new to the market. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of any testing services, this will allow Suppliers to offer new types of tests, new test kits, related new equipment / products, related new consumables and related new Services as and when they become available during the duration of the Framework Agreement provided they fall within an existing main or supplementary CPV code as may be referred to in this Contract Notice and/or the broad categories of Goods and/or Services referred to in any of the description sections of this Contract Notice); - Where the proposed new or updated Goods or Services reflect a product or service line extension (i.e. are new, modified or updated products or services in the same category of Goods or Services already supplied by a Supplier under this Framework Agreement); or - Where the proposed new or updated Goods or Services reflect a range extension (i.e. are new, modified or updated products or services that reflect an expansion of the Supplier's range in the same category of Goods or Services already supplied by a Supplier under this Framework Agreement).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c87ea5c3-e23f-4432-9bc1-996a39f1cc48 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Dec 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 8 Apr 2021 - 8 Apr 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,000,000,000 |
| 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 | PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND |
| Locality | COLINDALE |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW9 5EQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI71 Barnet |
| Local authority | Barnet |
| Electoral ward | Colindale South |
| Westminster constituency | Hendon |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 112 |
| Supplier names | A.MENARINI DIAGNOSTICS; AB MOLECULAR; AB SCIENTIFIC; ABBOTT LABORATORIES; ABBOTT RAPID DIAGNOSTICS; AESKU.UK; AGENA BIOSCIENCE; ALPHA LABORATORIES; ALPHABIOLABORATORIES ANALYTICAL; ALTONA DIAGNOSTICS; APPLETON WOODS; AUSDIAGNOSTICS; BECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM; BECTON, DICKINSON; BGI GENOMICS; BIO-RAD LABORATORIES; BIOCONNECTIONS; BIOMÉRIEUX; BIOSERVUK; BIOSURE (UK; BRUKER; CAMBRIDGE BIOSCIENCE; CAMBRIDGE LIFE SCIENCES; CEPHEID; CERESCOM LTD AND CARGO SERVICES FAR EAST; CHASE MADISON; CHIRUS; CONNECT2PHARMA; DIASORIN; DNANUDGE; DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC; ELITECH; EUROFINS BIOMNIS; EUROIMMUN; EUROPLAZ TECHNOLOGIES; EXCALIBUR HEALTHCARE SERVICES; GENEDRIVE DIAGNOSTICS; GENEFIRST; GENETIC SIGNATURES; GREINER BIO-ONE; GRIFOLS; HEALTHLINKED; HOLOGIC; HORIBA; HYMON INTERNATIONAL (UK; IDVET; ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE; IMMENSA HEALTH CLINIC; INTERTEK TESTING & CERTIFICATION; INVITECH; LABMEDIASERVIS; LAUNCH DIAGNOSTICS; LIFE TECHNOLOGIES; LUMINEX; LUMIRADX; MALVERN MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS; MAST GROUP; MEDICAL WIRE & EQUIPMENT CO (BATH; MEDLINE SCIENTIFIC; MEDUSA19 HEALTHCARE; MGI INTERNATIONAL SALES; MICROGEN BIOPRODUCTS; MOBIDIAG; MORNINGTON 2000 LLP TRADING AS STERILAB SERVICES; MULTIPLEXDX; NAL VON MINDEN; OPTIGENE; ORIGIN PACKAGING; ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS; OSCARTECH; OXFORD BIOSYSTEMS; OXFORD IMMUNOTEC; OXFORD NANOPORE DIAGNOSTICS; PATHWAY DIAGNOSTICS; PERKINELMER LAS (UK; PRIMER DESIGN; PRO-LAB DIAGNOSTICS; PROMEGA; QIAGEN; QUANTUMDX GROUP; QUIDEL IRELAND; R-BIOPHARM RHONE; RANDOX LABORATORIES; RAPID LABS; ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS; RTA LABORATUVARLARI; SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES; SERACARE LIFE SCIENCES, INC., DBA LGC CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS; SEROSEP; SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS; SPEEDX; SPT LABTECH; STERILIN; STRATECH SCIENTIFIC; SURESCREEN DIAGNOSTICS; SYSMEX; TANNER PHARMA; TECAN; TECHNOPATH DISTRIBUTION; TEVA; THE BINDING SITE GROUP; THERMO FISHER DIAGNOSTICS; TMC WORLDNETWORK; UKOS; UNA HEALTH; V. H. BIO; VECTORNATE; VWR INTERNATIONAL; WERFEN; WOLF LABORATORIES; WUHAN HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY; YOURGENE HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 33124100 - Diagnostic devices

## Release History

- 19 Apr 2021 at 12:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c87ea5c3-e23f-4432-9bc1-996a39f1cc48
- 5 Nov 2020 at 14:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04e4b020-b4da-46c8-9600-fdf5509ee3ef

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c87ea5c3-e23f-4432-9bc1-996a39f1cc48
  19th April 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04e4b020-b4da-46c8-9600-fdf5509ee3ef
  5th November 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:263375-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
  PIN
- https://phe.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
  E-tendering website
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b99e945c-5fbc-46fc-af78-a256ef1b7b97
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d387231c-035b-45c5-88df-2a1c573cf0db
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