Official UK procurement notice
BTH25-016 Microbiological Media · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) has awarded the contract for the delivery of microbiological media products to Southern Group Laboratory Limited. This contract will last between the dates of 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2027 with the option to extend for an additional 2 years.
CPV: Microbiological cultures
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Pharmacy service at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT)…AwardedPublished value£340,000
The Pharmacy service at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) requires the deliver of microbiological media products across five operational sites to support essential clinical functions.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 50%
- Commercials: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 50
- Social Value: 10
- Commercials: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Feb 2025, 11:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Dec 2025, 14:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
BTH25-016- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084440- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e28cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Feb 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Bids opened17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published312 days ago18 Dec 2025, 14:15 GMT
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Dec 2025, 14:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Group Laboratory Ltd | £340,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 084440-2025-1 · Southern Group Laboratory Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Sept 2025
- Value
- £340,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals Review BodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Southern Group Laboratory LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.