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title: "National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a73a"
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# National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services

Buyer: PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a73a

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## Summary

Public Health England is conducting a tender for the "National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services", primarily focused on providing in vitro diagnostic medical devices and associated services. This procurement falls under the medical equipment and pharmaceuticals industry category, with an approximate framework value of £3 billion. The tender is classified as an open procurement method, approaching its completion stage. Important dates include the award signing on 9th April 2021, and the framework has a potential initial duration of two years, with an option to extend for a further two years.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses in the health and medical supplies sector, particularly suppliers of diagnostic equipment and services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as larger companies with a strong capability in rapid diagnostics, reagent supply, and associated services, would be well-positioned to compete. The ability to offer innovative and technologically advanced products is likely to be beneficial, especially given the dynamic nature of health-related needs highlighted by the ongoing developments in public health response strategies.

## 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consumables comply with current CE regulations (UKCA regulations when applicable) and must retain the CE mark (or, once superseded, the UKCA mark) for the duration of the Framework and any potential extensions.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

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Framework Agreement relates to the supply of diagnostics Goods for the qualitative / quantitative examination of specimens / samples and the development or manufacturing of assays / kits / medication and related Services. It also relates to the supply of diagnostics Services for the qualitative / quantitative examination of specimens / samples or the development or manufacturing of assays / kits / medication. The framework also covers Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Services. The term of the framework will be for an initial 2 years with options to extend by up to a further 2 years. Additional information: The value attributed to each Lot is an approximate estimate only. As indicated in Section VI.3. of this Notice, the actual values will be to such level as those purchasing under the Framework Agreement consider necessary to provide suitable requirements.

Options: The framework agreement will be for an initial period of 24 months with options exercisable by the Authority under the framework agreement to extend the duration in increments by up to a maximum of 24 months. Therefore, the total maximum duration of the framework agreement is 48 months. The Authority will also have the option to purchase new and/or updated Goods and/or Services which the Supplier proposes should be added to its range as described in Section VI.3 below.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008137-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,000,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| 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 LTD (T/A ALPHABIOLABS; ALTONA DIAGNOSTICS; APPLETON WOODS; AUSDIAGNOSTICS; BECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM; BECTON, DICKINSON; BGI GENOMICS; BIO-RAD LABORATORIES; BIOCONNECTIONS; BIOMÉRIEUX; BIOSERV; BIOSURE (UK; BRUKER; CAMBRIDGE BIOSCIENCE; CAMBRIDGE LIFE SCIENCES; CEPHEID; CERESCOM LTD (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 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; 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 2000LLP 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; STRATECH SCIENTIFIC; SURESCREEN DIAGNOSTICS; SYSMEX; TANNER PHARMA; TECAN; TECHNO-PATH DISTRIBUTION; TEVA; THE BINDING SITE GROUP; THERMO FISHER DIAGNOSTICS; THERMOFISHER SCIENTIFIC T/A STERILIN; 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

## Release History

- 16 Apr 2021 at 21:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008137-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:533940-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england
- https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx

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