---
title: "Cepheid Consumables - Winter Bundle 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d277"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d277.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-10-23"
---

# Cepheid Consumables - Winter Bundle 2025

Buyer: THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d277

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## Summary

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed a direct procurement process for the provision of consumables, specifically the "Cepheid Consumables - Winter Bundle 2025." This process falls under the industry category of goods, relating to reagents and contrast media. The tender was awarded to Cepheid UK Ltd, a large-scale supplier, and the contract period begins on 1st November 2025 and runs until 31st March 2026. The procurement was conducted without competition as it was below the threshold, with an allocation of £300,000 aimed at purchasing tests for respiratory viruses. The contract, signed on 23rd October 2025, has a gross value of £114,000.

This procurement presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in medical and laboratory consumables, who could serve public healthcare entities. The collaboration with a major NHS trust like Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals could establish credentials and a foothold in the public health sector. Businesses with expertise in the provision of reagents and related laboratory goods, especially those with a capability for swift activation in response to healthcare needs, would find this tender particularly aligned with their capabilities.

## Notice

The Trust have already agreed the Winter plan for 2025/26 and the Department of Microbiology have been allocated PS300k to purchase additional consumables to meet the increased demand for testing patients for respiratory viruses. It is anticipated that the funding will be spend on the following test activity: 2,500 for Cepheid bulk buy winter discount (PS45.60 per test/PS114,000 cost during Winter

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067819-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £95,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE7 7DN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Dene & South Gosforth |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CEPHEID |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33124131 - Reagent strips
- 33696000 - Reagents and contrast media

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2025 at 12:33 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067819-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067819-2025
  23rd October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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