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Published 6 May 2025, 11:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Laboratory Distribution · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: HealthTrust Europe LLP

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)
+2 moreArchitecture & Engineering (71)Health & Social Care (85)
 Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£100,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsends 31 Oct 2033 · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Distribution of diagnostic laboratory equipment, consumables, reagents and associated elements management

CPV: Diagnostic supplies · Laboratory pipettes and accessories · Laboratory reagents · Laboratory services · Pathology services · Storage and warehousing services · Warehousing services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 1 Nov 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 8 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2033 (8 yrs)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
33124130 Diagnostic supplies33696500 Laboratory reagents38437000 Laboratory pipettes and accessories63120000 Storage and warehousing services63122000 Warehousing services71900000 Laboratory services

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Laboratory Distribution” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 May 2025, 11:41 BST
Last source update
21 May 2025, 10:51 BST
Authority reference
PR-2284
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023662
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Diagnostic suppliesLaboratory pipettes and accessoriesLaboratory reagentsLaboratory servicesPathology servicesStorage and warehousing servicesWarehousing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050cf3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

6 May 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    6 May 2025, 11:41 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    21 May 2025, 10:51 BST
  3. Market engagement
    15 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    This engagement exercise aims to establish -

    • Whether this is a viable market within the UK and an appetite for suppliers to provide these services;
    • A suitable procurement procedure and award criteria to align to the market;
    • Specification development and understanding of solutions available in the market or what a solution could look like in the UK;
    • Identify all potential suppliers of this requirement (including SMEs and VCSEs) and give them the opportunity to be awarded to the Framework;
    • Understanding commercial structure that aligns to the market expectations and will meet the requirements of any Contracting Authorities; and
    • Notifying the market and building capacity to prepare for the procurement and contract award.

    Interested parties please reach out to Eman Majid (eman.majid@htepg.com) at HealthTrust Europe to schedule engagement meeting.

  4. Tender notice expected
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts360 days ago
    1 Nov 2025

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 May 2025, 11:41 BST
    UK2
  2. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 10:51 BST
    UK1
  3. Status changed to planned
    21 May 2025, 10:51 BST

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

2 public bodies on the notice

Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RAJ Nether Mayne, Basildon, East of England, SS16 5NLContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

  • HealthTrust Europe LLPProcess contact pointProcuring entityOn 11th August 2021, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) published a contract notice for procurement partner services. HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) was selected to provide these services under the MSE Framework, including access to HTE's public sector frameworks. HTE is now conducting this procurement exercise as part of its services to the Customers under the MSE Framework.GB-COH: OC358224 Birmingham, West MidlandsContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure