Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) system

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)

Goods

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 30 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Scotland requires a standard Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) system to be used across all 15 NHS Health Boards which provide a Clinical Microbiology service: from multi-disciplinary laboratories in remote / rural Boards to large laboratories providing specialist services in tertiary referral Boards.

The AST solution must be (semi-) automated and up-scalable so that it is practical for both small and large laboratories and it must have a proven real-world performance record.

Please note interest by 22nd July 2025

CPV: Medical equipments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned

Delivery: Scotland

33100000 Medical equipments

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Jul 2025, 14:34 BST
Last source update: 8 Jul 2025, 14:34 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-038272
Classification (CPV): Medical equipments
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055b36 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers who believe they have a solution to the requirement outlined in this notice, should submit a brief summary of their proposed equipment solution along with technical manuals describing the equipment and software to be utilised. Information on where these solutions are currently deployed should also be provided if available NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=803774. (SC Ref:803774)

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

8 Jul 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 2 dates

Notice published
8 Jul 2025, 14:34 BST
Tender notice expected396 days ago
30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.