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Published 7 Nov 2025, 11:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cepheid Consumables - Laboratory Test Kits 2

Official notice

Authority: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£214,137published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 7 Nov 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Cepheid

What is being bought

Published requirement description

supply of Cepheid Consumables for a period of 6-months.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
38911000 Manual swab test kits

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
7 Nov 2025, 11:36 GMT
Last source update
7 Nov 2025, 11:58 GMT
Authority reference
C399836
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071982
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc9b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Only supplier able to provide these test kits

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

7 Nov 2025 → 18 Nov 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published353 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 11:58 GMT
  2. Standstill ends342 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 11:36 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 11:58 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £214,1371 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CepheidSMECepheid winter test kits9 Dec 2025 – 8 Jun 2026£214,1377 Nov 2025standstill to 18 Nov 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDCY-5582-YRHQ Regent Point, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, North East, NE7 7DNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cepheid UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04422108 Oakley Court Kingsmead Business Park Frederick Place, High Wycombe, South East, HP11 1JUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender