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title: "Provision of T Quest Forms and Bags"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077667"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Provision of T Quest Forms and Bags

Buyer: SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077667

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## Summary

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust procured T-Quest Blue and Pink Label Sheets and T-Quest specimen bags for its laboratory processes in Salisbury and across the sites using its pathology service. The colour-coded sheets identify and categorise patient samples, supporting rapid visual recognition, accurate tracking and efficient processing through the testing pathway. The bags provide secure, contamination-free transport between collection points and laboratory facilities. Together, the products maintain sample integrity and traceability, reduce the risk of processing errors and support patient safety. The requirement is for specialist laboratory consumables, although it is classified under pathology services. Existing processes depend on the colour-coded labelling system and associated bags, with products integrated into routine specimen collection, transport and analysis.

The procurement has been completed following a below-threshold direct award without competition. It comprised one lot and was assessed as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Jones & Brooks Ltd was selected as supplier. The award value is £90,720 excluding VAT and £108,864 including VAT. The award covers the period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with contract signature scheduled for 1 October 2026. The stated rationale is that changing supplier would require printer reconfiguration, amended templates and label formats, and extensive validation and testing across multiple sites, creating operational and clinical-service risks. The award is recorded as pending, while the tender itself is complete and the supplier has been selected.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from an NHS pathology buyer for dependable, compatible supplies used throughout patient-sample workflows. A credible future competitor would need to manufacture or supply blue and pink identification sheets and secure specimen bags that integrate with existing printers, templates, label formats and laboratory procedures. Products would need to support clear visual identification, reliable traceability, sample integrity and contamination-free transport. The requirement also favours suppliers able to manage technical changes carefully, provide consistent product quality and support validation and testing across multiple sites without disrupting pathology operations. Experience supplying clinical or laboratory consumables, understanding of specimen-handling workflows and the operational capacity to maintain continuity of supply would strengthen a supplier’s position when this requirement is next reviewed.

## Notice

This is the provision of T-Quest Blue and Pink Label Sheets, which are used within laboratory processes to categorise and identify patient samples. The colour-coded labels support the accurate tracking, processing, and management of specimens throughout the testing pathway, enabling rapid visual recognition by laboratory staff and reducing the risk of processing errors. T- Quest specimen bags are used for the secure and contamination- free transport of patient samples between collection points and the laboratory. The colour-coded label system is embedded within existing laboratory processes and enables rapid visual identification of specimens, supporting efficient workflow management and reducing the risk of processing errors. The associated specimen bags provide secure and contamination-free transport of samples between collection points and laboratory facilities. Together, these products contribute directly to patient safety by maintaining sample integrity, traceability and accurate identification from collection through to analysis. A change of supplier would require significant operational changes, including the reconfiguration of printer settings, amendment of templates and label formats, and extensive validation and testing activities across multiple sites. Such changes would introduce implementation risks, place additional resource demands on clinical and laboratory teams, and create the potential for disruption to critical pathology services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089132-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £90,720 |
| 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 | SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | SALISBURY |
| Postcode area | Salisbury |
| Postcode | SP2 8BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Downton & Ebble Valley |
| Westminster constituency | Salisbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Jones & Brooks Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 13:01 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089132-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089132-2026
  21st September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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