Official UK procurement notice
Haemoglobinopathy & HbA1c analytical equipment
Authority: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe West Suffolk NHS Foundation is seeking a supplier who can provide haemoglobinopathy screening equipment based on HPLC in accordance with the specification below for the Haematology departments and or a supplier that can provide HbA1c analyser for Biochemistry.
CPV: Pathology services
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value (£350,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1HaematologyRenewalPublished value£70,000
The Haematology Department at WSH is seeking a new contract for the provision of analytical equipment to facilitate haemoglobinopathy analysis by HPLC.
Lot #2BiochemistryRenewalPublished value£280,000
A cost per reportable (CPR) contract format would be preferred but reagent rental and MSC would be considered. All costs to be provided to the commercial schedule. Current workload is between 400 - 500 tests per day.
Lot #36. Technical mandatory questions for lot 1 HaematologyRenewalPublished value£0
Technical mandatory questions for lot 1 Haematology provision
Lot #47. Technical mandatory questions for lot 2RenewalPublished value£0
Technical mandatory questions for lot 2 Biochemistry provision
Lot #51. Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ)RenewalPublished value£0
Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Request
Lot #62. IT Technical EnvelopeRenewalPublished value£0
IT Technical Envelope Request
Lot #73. Commercial EnvelopeRenewalPublished value£0
Commercial Envelope Request
Lot #84. PA23 Social Value EnvelopeRenewalPublished value£0
PA23 Social Value Envelope Request
Lot #95. Technical mandatory questions for all lotsRenewalPublished value£0
Technical mandatory questions for all lots request
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 (5)
- Lot 1 Haematology: 4.5%
- Lot 2 Biochemistry: 4.5%
- Technical mandatory questions for all lots: 45%
- Commercial Envelope: 36%
- PA23 Social Value Envelope: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Lot 1 Haematology
- Lot 2 Biochemistry
- Commercial Envelope
- Technical mandatory questions for all lots
- PA23 Social Value Envelope
- Price carries 36 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.6 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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 2 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
C456277- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062250- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c25bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Jul 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published117 days ago2 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
- Clarification questions by95 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline88 days ago31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 124 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Jul 2026, 13:18 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender