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Published 13 Aug 2025, 15:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Winter Bundle Testing Kits

Official notice

Authority: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardConcession
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£259,000published award · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Award in standstill 4 Sept 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Cepheid

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of winter virus testing kits bundle

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
33696500 Laboratory reagents71900000 Laboratory services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Aug 2025, 15:47 BST
Last source update
4 Sept 2025, 12:12 BST
Authority reference
W199951
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053873
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058744 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
Published justification

This is out current supplier whom we procure from via NHS SC framework.

This offer is only available if we buy direct and take delivery in bulk and will save us money due to the bulk buy on what we would spend ordering each month.

Review and risk notes
Risks

The kits are already verified on our analysers and are currently used.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 Sept 2025 → 15 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 12:12 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 15:47 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 12:12 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £259,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CepheidWinter Testing Kits Bundle (one off purchase)16 Sept 2025 – 30 Sept 2025£259,0004 Sept 2025standstill to 15 Sept 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RCB · GB-PPON: PNMY-9834-ZYJT York Hospital, Wigginton Road, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO31 8HEContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CEPHEID UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04422108GB-PPON: PTXD-3325-QHRW Unit 4 Blythe Valley Innovation Centre, Central Boulevard, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 8AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender