Official UK procurement notice
Assessment Fees for Medical Laboratory Accreditation
Authority: South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUnited Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) Assessment Fees for assessments relating to accreditation to ISO 15189 for the year 2026 - 2028, up to £132000 (inc. VAT)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Oct 2025, 08:30 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2025, 09:17 BST
- Authority reference
DAC20269- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067313- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d12dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Urgency
- Published justification
UKAS is the sole national accreditation body in the UK. They were appointed as the sole national accreditation body in the UK by The Accreditation Regulations 2009 (statutory instrument no. 3155/2009), and are responsible for assessing and accrediting the competence of conformity assessment bodies. UKAS operates under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretary of State for Business Innovation & Skills (Secretary of State), who has licenced UKAS to use the national accreditation logo and national accreditation symbols featuring the Royal Crown, and to sublicense the use of the national accreditation symbols to UKAS accredited organisations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Oct 2025 → 4 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published371 days ago22 Oct 2025, 09:17 BST
- Standstill ends357 days ago4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published22 Oct 2025, 08:30 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Oct 2025, 09:17 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKAS LIMITED, United Kingdom Accreditation Servicejoint awardAccreditation Services1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 | £110,000 | 22 Oct 2025standstill to 4 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- UNITED KINGDOM ACCREDITATION SERVICEAwarded supplier
- United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS LIMITED)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender