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title: "Reagent Rental Contract for Diagnostic Service on the BD FACS Canto II analysers, Lyse Wash Assistants and BD FACS Lyric"
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# Reagent Rental Contract for Diagnostic Service on the BD FACS Canto II analysers, Lyse Wash Assistants and BD FACS Lyric

Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e21e

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## Summary

The University of Birmingham has completed the award of a contract titled "Reagent Rental Contract for Diagnostic Service on the BD FACS Canto II analysers, Lyse Wash Assistants and BD FACS Lyric," focusing on the Clinical Immunology Service. The procurement falls under the services industry category and is set in Birmingham, within the West Midlands region. This process was undertaken through a direct award method. Key dates include the award date on 17 November 2025, with the contract period running from 27 November 2025 to 26 November 2027. The procurement aims to support diagnostic services provided by the Clinical Immunology Service, ensuring continuity as it transitions to newer machines to enhance efficiency and resilience.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses involved in medical and precision equipment supply, as it underscores a significant demand for diagnostic services and cutting-edge technology within the healthcare sector. The successful supplier, Becton Dickinson (CME) U.K. Limited, reflects the type of businesses well-suited for such contracts—namely those with established expertise in flow cytometry and diagnostic equipment. Companies that can offer innovative solutions in healthcare diagnostics, particularly those aligned with overcoming the increasing demand for advanced diagnostic tools, would find similar tenders a promising avenue for expansion.

## Notice

The Clinical Immunology Service (CIS) provides a comprehensive Clinical Immunology diagnostics service to the West Midlands, regional services in lymphoma/leukaemia diagnosis and national services for neuro-immunology and myeloma testing. Being situated within the University of Birmingham (UoB), the CIS also provides central trials analysis for a number of national and local research studies and has a strong track record in immunodiagnostic development. The CIS is the anchor tenant for the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) Home - PHTA Ltd, hosted within the Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC) Birmingham Health Innovation Campus - Birmingham Health Partners. This ambitious new development will leverage the existing Birmingham Health Partners ecosystem to drive innovation and economic growth. The CIS has built a nationally leading reputation based on our foundations of quality and delivery and has the expertise, reputation, and networks to progress towards being a global leader in diagnostic development, translation and testing. This supports UoB's ambition to become a global top 50 University and contributes towards the success of the PHTA and BHIC. To ensure the CIS not only remains able to deliver and maintain current business and workload, but also to ensure it can sustain delivery during the move to the PHTA and deliver the anticipated growth in the future, we need to continually update our equipment and methods to ensure improved efficiency, quality and capabilities. The CIS is a UKAS ISO15189 accredited laboratory offering comprehensive blood cancer, autoimmunity, neuroimmunology, immunodeficiency and allergy diagnostic services to local and national NHS services. Additionally, the CIS hosts the Midlands Integrated Reporting for Haemato-oncology (MIRHO), a blood cancer diagnostic service, providing blood cancer flow cytometry to the whole of West Midlands; this is an area of ensured increased growth as new therapies are commenced and survival improves for blood cancer patients. To support the growth and development of this service we need to ensure continuity of the diagnostic flow cytometry service including transitioning across cytometer platforms to improve our efficiency and resilience by cross-validating to newer machines by the same supplier (BD Bioscience).

### Procurement Information

Justification * Our aim is to continue to provide diagnostic service on the BD FACS Canto II analysers, Lyse Wash Assistants and BD FACS Lyric. We plan to continue to migrate clinically validated assays to the new BD FACS Lyric System to replace the FACS Canto II systems which are due to be discontinued for servicing in 2033. * BD are a world-leading supplier of flow cytometry equipment and reagents for both clinical and research use. All of our clinical panels are currently validated on the BD systems and use BD reagents. This includes the following panels: o Lymphoproliferative Disorder Panel o Myeloid Neoplastic Screen Panel o Acute Leukaemia Rapid Screen Panel o PNH panel o Multiple Myeloma Panel o Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Panel o B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Panel o T Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Panel o Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome Panel o EURO Class Panel o Sezary Panel o HTLV Panel o TBNK and T48

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074281-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 27 Nov 2025 - 26 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £358,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B15 2TT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Edgbaston |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BECTON DICKINSON (CME |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
- 50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
- 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2025 at 10:27 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074281-2025
- 17 Nov 2025 at 09:42 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074245-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074281-2025
  17th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074245-2025
  17th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bd.com/en-uk
- http://www.birmingham.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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