QCMD Contract Renewal · UK public procurement notice

Direct awardSME suitable

Awarded value£450,500published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to QCMD (Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of External Quality Assessment (EQA) for Labs across UKHSA

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

From the official record

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Review and risk notes

Risks: Contract for Provision of External Quality Assessment (EQA) for Labs across UKHSA

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £450,5001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
QCMD (Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics)Provision of External Quality Assessment (EQA) for Labs across UKHSA 20251 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: Two 1-year optional extensions · Options: To extend for upto 2 years and to include additional labs on the scheme.	£450,500	—	Standstill

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMQ-7576-DVGW 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

1 commercial party on the notice

QCMD (Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics)Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PCWW-3625-TCBP Unit 5 Technology TerraceTodd Campus, West of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow, Scotland, G20 0XAContact email

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Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Jul 2025, 13:38 BST