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Core Molecular Testing

Lothian Health Board · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 00:41.

Opportunity overview

Provision of the Managed Laboratory Service for NHS Lothian for its core molecular testing requirement.

Awarded to

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Abbott Laboratories Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Apr 2026
Award ID
033429-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Maidenhead, UK, SL6 4XF, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71900000 — Laboratory services

Lots

  • Lothian Health Board (more commonly known as NHS Lothian) requires a managed service solution for its core molecular testing capacity for a contract period of 3 years. The Supplier will assume responsibility for the guaranteed availability of the managed service solution through the provision and management including maintenance.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-02bef1
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This contract is being awarded under the Direct Award procedure under Lot 1 – Clinical Managed Services of the SBS Framework for Clinical Managed Services including Managed Maintenance Services SBS10251. National Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) replacement program is currently being rolled out across the Boards in Scotland and NHS Lothian have been recently given a go live date which coincides with the expiry of the current Managed Service Contract (MSC) for molecular testing. LIMS implementation delay would have a knock-on effect on other Boards hence it is imperative NHS Lothian maintains the timeline. A potential change of supplier due to competition would introduce significant clinical risk at the operational and programme level in terms of potential dual interface builds/manual transcription, increased potential for misidentification or data integrity errors as well as diversion of essential specialist resource away from the LIMS programme at a time when stability is critical. Most importantly, a change of supplier would put a disproportionate risk to patient care. To reduce clinical risk during unavoidable LIMS implementation a direct award of core molecular testing MSC is recommended under Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5 Paragraph 7: “(b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.”

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
71900000
Description
Laboratory services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Lothian Health Board (more commonly known as NHS Lothian) requires a managed service solution for its core molecular testing capacity for a contract period of 3 years. The Supplier will assume responsibility for the guaranteed availability of the managed service solution through the provision and management including maintenance.
Has Options
No

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71900000
Description
Laboratory services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Lothian Health Board
Id
GB-FTS-148699

Identifier

Legal Name
Lothian Health Board

Address

Street Address
Mainpoint, 2nd Floor, 102 Westport
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM75
Postal Code
EH3 9DN
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1312421000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Abbott Laboratories Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-73389

Identifier

Legal Name
Abbott Laboratories Ltd

Address

Street Address
Abbott House , Vanwall Business Park
Locality
Maidenhead
Region
UK
Postal Code
SL6 4XF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1628589972

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Id
GB-FTS-675

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Address

Street Address
27 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
033429-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-73389
Name
Abbott Laboratories Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
033429-2026-1
Award ID
033429-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
9 Apr 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH3 9DN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 033429-2026award, contract ·