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RFI - Appointment of a main reference laboratory

UK Health Security Agency · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:09.

Opportunity overview

UK NEQAS Microbiology is seeking to appoint a main reference laboratory to provide microbial strains and perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) in support of its External Quality Assessment (EQA) schemes. This RFI is seeking information from laboratories that have the capability and capacity to fulfil the outlined requirements.

Classification

  • CPV73111000 — Research laboratory services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
C363261
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
024272-2025
Description
Additional information to be provided.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
17 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
18 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
18 Nov 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research laboratory services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023700-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
21 May 2025, 11:15
Entry 2
Id
024272-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
21 May 2025, 16:36

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
11 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
UK NEQAS Microbiology is seeking to appoint a main reference laboratory to provide microbial strains and perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) in support of its External Quality Assessment (EQA) schemes. This RFI is seeking information from laboratories that have the capability and capacity to fulfil the outlined requirements. The issuance of this RFI does not constitute a sourcing exercise, but responses provided will help to shape UKHSA’s sourcing strategy. UKHSA will not pay any costs incurred by respondents in the preparation of a response to this RFI. The supporting documents can be accessed via Project C363261 in the Atamis portal: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?searchtype=Projects Please refer to the documentation for full details and instructions on how to respond.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBMQ-7576-DVGW
Name
UK Health Security Agency

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI42
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E14 4PU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
10 South Colonnade

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PBMQ-7576-DVGW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Commercial Operations

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI42 · E14 4PU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051a25-2025-05-21T16:36:30+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·