---
title: "Purchase of HEPA filtered cage changing stations"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0788df"
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buyer: "UK Health Security Agency"
published: "2026-10-15"
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# Purchase of HEPA filtered cage changing stations

Buyer: UK Health Security Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788df

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## Summary

The UK Health Security Agency, acting for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, bought HEPA-filtered cage-changing stations for its facility at Chilton. These are specialist laboratory equipment used when changing animal cages, with high-efficiency particulate air filtration to help control airborne contaminants. The procurement is categorised as goods, specifically laboratory and precision equipment. The stated delivery location is in the United Kingdom; Chilton is identified as the intended site in the requirement. The purchase concerns the stations themselves rather than a broader laboratory service or works package.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. UK Health Security Agency used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, for a single lot. Allentown UK Ltd was selected. The contract was signed on 21 September 2026 and runs from that date to 31 March 2027. Its value is £22,905 excluding VAT (£27,486 including VAT). The award is recorded as active, and the contract as active. No award evaluation criteria are stated in the published procurement data; the route used did not involve a competitive tender. The stated purchase is limited to HEPA-filtered cage-changing stations for Chilton.

For suppliers considering similar future requirements from UK Health Security Agency, this purchase demonstrates demand for specialist equipment used in laboratory animal facilities, specifically HEPA-filtered cage-changing stations. A credible competitor would need to supply equipment suited to cage-changing workflows and provide effective HEPA filtration, alongside the ability to deliver to the Agency’s Chilton site. The selected supplier, Allentown UK Ltd, is identified as an SME, showing that this requirement was fulfilled by a specialist supplier rather than necessarily requiring a large organisation. The buyer used a below-threshold direct award without competition for this purchase, so the relevant commercial evidence is the Agency’s specific equipment need and its chosen route, rather than an evaluated set of competitive criteria.

## Notice

Purchase of HEPA filtered cage changing stations for Chilton

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097637-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 21 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £22,905 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Health Security Agency |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Allentown Europe |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 16:23 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097637-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097637-2026
  15th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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