AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Health Security Agency published an awarded contract notice for Flow Cytometer laboratory equipment, procured through a framework call-off. The published award names FISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITED and gives an award value of £324,232.43 including VAT.
Published outcomeAward recorded as active, with an award date and stated contract start of 7 October 2026 and an end date of 28 February 2027.
Market significanceThis is a specialist laboratory-equipment purchase for UKHSA laboratory functions, classified as cytometers.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
FISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c76182c7-73ee-4b4e-974d-2aef89db5061-1 · 324232.43 GBP · active
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The published award identifies Fisher Scientific U.K., Limited as supplier and gives the award value as £324,232.43; verified legal name supplied as FISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITED (company number 02883961).
FISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITED
70% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c76182c7-73ee-4b4e-974d-2aef89db5061-2 · 324232.43 GBP · active
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The supplied award-supplier dataset contains a second active award record with the same supplier, date and value, but the source OCDS awards list provides details only for award ID ending -1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is 'awarded'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; tender status is 'complete'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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The published award record has status 'active'.
Contract document
90% confidenceA document titled 'C474709 Redacted signed contract' is listed
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Award documents include the stated document title, but no document contents were supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£324,232.43 including VAT
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Award ID ending -1 states £324,232.43; the tender minimum value is also £324,232.43.
Tender value field
95% confidence£324,232
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The tender value is recorded as £324,232, differing by £0.43 from the award value.
Second award-record value
70% confidence£324,232.43
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The supplied awards dataset includes a second active record, ending -2, with this value; no allocation or supporting award detail is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Award records state 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Tender and award contract-period start date is 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence28 February 2027
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Tender and award contract-period end date is 2027-02-28T23:59:59Z.
Tender deadline
99% confidence6 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-10-06T12:00:00+01:00.
Award-notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice document and release history are dated 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceFlow cytometer laboratory equipment for laboratory functions
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Title is 'Flow Cytometer'; description states laboratory equipment and provision of laboratory functions.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 38434510 — Cytometers
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Primary tender classification is CPV 38434510, Cytometers.
Delivery location
95% confidenceE14 4PU, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address gives postal code E14 4PU and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method is 'selective' and method detail is 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
95% confidenceNot marked as suitable for SMEs or VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields are sme=false and vcse=false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid, participant, evaluation, ranking or score data are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence7 October 2026 to 28 February 2027
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Published contract period gives these start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Framework purchasing
99% confidenceThe requirement was bought through a framework call-off rather than an openly described standalone competition.
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Procurement method details state 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Value interpretation
90% confidenceThe £324,232.43 amount is published against award -1; the duplicated -2 record prevents treating the supplied award-level data as two separately substantiated awards.
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Only award -1 appears in the source OCDS awards array, while the supplied awards dataset contains both -1 and -2 with identical values.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Duplicate or unsupported award record
99% confidenceA second active award ID ending -2 is supplied with the same supplier, date and value, but it is absent from the source OCDS awards array and has no supporting scope, lot or document detail.
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Supplied awards dataset contains IDs ending -1 and -2; details_json awards contains only ID ending -1.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender value (£324,232) differs by £0.43 from the tender minimum and published award value (£324,232.43).
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Tender value, tender minimum value and award value fields differ as stated.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot data or award-to-lot allocation is supplied.
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation on bidders, evaluation, pricing breakdown, framework identity, and extension terms was not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields are present in the supplied source data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied awards dataset includes a second active award record ending -2 with the same supplier, date and value, but the source OCDS award payload supplies supporting detail only for award -1. It is therefore not possible to confirm whether -2 is a duplicate, a separate award or an extraction artefact.
- No lot titles, lot allocations or individual lot values are supplied.
- The tender value is £324,232, whereas the tender minimum and award value are £324,232.43.
- Information on bidder numbers, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, framework identity, extensions and renewal options was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Health Security AgencyFlow CytometerFISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITEDlaboratory equipmentcytometersframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the UKHSA Flow Cytometer award?
FISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITED, verified under company number 02883961.
What is the published award value?
£324,232.43 including VAT for the supported published award record.
What procurement route was used?
A selective call-off from a framework agreement.
When does the stated contract period end?
28 February 2027.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.