Official UK procurement notice
University Hospitals Birmingham Provision of Decontamination Unit Water Testing
Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust is looking to formally award a contract for the testing of weekly water samples for its 4 Decontamination units at UHB which are responsible for providing a service to endoscopy clinics. The weekly water samples will be taken in bottles supplied by the successful laboratory and kept in a fridge awaiting collection, the samples will be appropriately labelled with the sampling location, machine details (including chamber identifier if relevant) and the time the sample was taken by the staff taking the sample. The successful laboratory will need to have procedures for collection with time and temperature controls in place to meet the requirements of HTM 01-06 and BS EN ISO 15883.
CPV: Bacteriological analysis services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£330,000
- Condition of participation
Must satisfy PSQ/Questionnaire 1
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).
Lot awarding rule: Split as 50% technical, 10% social value and 40% commercial scoring. Set out in detail in Document 1 - Instructions to Tenderers UHB Provision of Water Testing of Decon Units
- Condition of participation
Must satisfy PSQ/Questionnaire 1
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jan 2026, 13:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2026, 13:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003094- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0605acFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E11000005
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
14 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published289 days ago14 Jan 2026, 13:12 GMT
- Clarification questions by289 days ago14 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline254 days ago18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts213 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026- Tender notice published14 Jan 2026, 13:12 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Jan 2026, 13:16 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £330,00014 Jan 2026, 13:16 GMTwas £110,000
Published amendments (1)
Annual value issued rather than full contract value
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender