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title: "Pathology Managed Service Contract for Microbiology"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0781a2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-10-06"
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# Pathology Managed Service Contract for Microbiology

Buyer: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0781a2

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## Summary

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust procured a managed microbiology pathology service to maintain continuity while Lot 5 Molecular is implemented within the Southern Counties Pathology Molecular Diagnostics Service. The purchase is classified as goods, with reagents and contrast media identified as the procurement item. The requirement relates to microbiology services, and the buyer is the NHS foundation trust. The procurement record names a single lot for the requirement. The supplier selected is bioMérieux, a large company. The available information describes continuity during a transition, rather than setting out a wider pathology service scope or specific delivery sites. This is a specialist NHS pathology requirement centred on microbiology reagents and the managed service needed to sustain provision during the molecular diagnostics change.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award to bioMérieux. The stated rationale was the urgent need to continue service during implementation of Lot 5 Molecular in the Southern Counties Pathology Molecular Diagnostics Service. The award is valued at £1,285,884 excluding VAT (£1,543,061 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, and the award was published on 6 October 2026. There is one lot. The data does not set out an evaluation basis or supplier eligibility requirements. The award is recorded as pending, with a scheduled contract signature milestone of 20 October 2026.

For suppliers serving NHS microbiology laboratories, this award demonstrates demand for a managed pathology service that can maintain continuity through a molecular diagnostics transition. A credible competitor would need to supply the relevant reagents and support an integrated service, with the operational capacity to avoid disruption while the buyer implements a new molecular diagnostics arrangement. The selection of bioMérieux shows that a large specialist supplier secured this requirement through a direct award; it does not establish that the same route or supplier profile will apply to any later procurement. Companies with relevant microbiology pathology experience, dependable supply and service delivery, and the scale to support an NHS trust would be best placed to compete when this requirement returns to market.

## Notice

Due to the impending implementation of the Lot 5 Molecular within the Southern Counties Pathology Molecular Diagnostics Service for Microbiology Services. There is the urgent requirement for the continuation of service whilst this transition takes place.

### Procurement Information

Due to the impending implementation of the Lot 5 Molecular within the Southern Counties Pathology Molecular Diagnostics Service for Microbiology Services. There is the urgent requirement for the continuation of service whilst this transition takes place.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094245-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,285,884 |
| 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 | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | POOLE |
| Postcode area | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH15 2JB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Poole Town |
| Westminster constituency | Poole |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIOMERIEUX UK LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33696000 - Reagents and contrast media

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 13:00 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094245-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094245-2026
  6th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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