Official UK procurement notice
GSTT - Microbiological Services
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£1,300,000total for 2 lots · £1,560,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 May 2026awarded 27 Jul 2026
Awarded to Eurofins MGS Laboratories, Wickham Micro Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 8 Jun 2029 · up to 6 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 10 Jun 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEnvironment media testing services: We send to external labs the Broth, media plates etc. to test to ensure that our units are operating within the permissible parameters and we have no serious contamination or microbiological growth. The service of this lab is to validate or confirm the viability of the media purchased from supplier for Microbiological testing media
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 13 Jan 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Laboratory services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,300,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of themLot #1WFI & Product Testing - Technical Requirements – MandatoryAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Microbial identificationAwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: Both lots can be awarded to a single supplier
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · next expected 13 Jan 2031
- First published
- 31 Mar 2026, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 10:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 May 2026
- Authority reference
5634/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029565- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0678e4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
31 Mar 2026 → 28 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published209 days ago31 Mar 2026, 12:06 BST
- Clarification questions by188 days ago21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline171 days ago8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by150 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts139 days ago10 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent92 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published90 days ago28 Jul 2026, 10:53 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2026- Tender notice published31 Mar 2026, 12:06 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Jul 2026, 10:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Jul 2026, 10:53 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £444,7651 award exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Eurofins MGS Laboratories, Wickham Micro LtdSMEjoint award1 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2031 · up to 29 Aug 2031Extensions: If the Trust is satisfied with the services provided by the supplier(s), it may elect to extend the contract for up to two additional 12-month periods. · Options: If the Trust is satisfied with the services provided by the supplier(s), it may elect to extend the contract for up to two additional 12-month periods. | £444,765 | 27 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · WFI & Product Testing - Technical Requirements – Mandatory | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Microbial identification | 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Eurofins MGS LaboratoriesAwarded supplier
- Wickham Micro LimitedAwarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender