Official UK procurement notice
Biological sampling service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a biological sampling service for public health management of incidents and outbreaks in England
CPV: Administrative healthcare services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Sept 2025, 16:11 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2025, 16:11 BST
- Authority reference
C390025 /W191323- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061012- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a53cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Sept 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published391 days ago30 Sept 2025, 16:11 BST
- Market engagement385 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
PMEN to share with the market a draft Specification for this tender opportunity.
The draft specification can be viewed via this link: atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a… ↗
Suppliers are encouraged to:
- Review the draft Specification and raise any queries they may have with regards to its content
- Respond if they are interested in this opportunity
Please note that the contract value allows for surge capacity, the anticipated contract spend for Business-as-usual requirements is likely to be considerably lower.
Suppliers should email Emma.j.lewis@ukhsa.gov.uk with the following in the email title:
C390025 /W191323 Biological sampling service
Queries will not be responded to individually but will be addressed through the final version of the Specification that will be issued with the Invitation to Tender. The Specification is therefore subject to change.
Any subsequent procurement will be preceded by the relevant notice.
Suppliers who have not responded to this PMEN will be able to participate in any subsequent tender.
- Tender notice expected378 days ago13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Sept 2025, 16:11 BSTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender