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NHSS Bowel Screening Test Kits and Analysers

NHS Tayside · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 16:57.

Opportunity overview

NHS Tayside, on behalf of NHS Scotland, required a new short-term contract for the purchase of the following products to ensure that the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme could issue, receive and analyse Test Kits for Bowel Cancer detection: - Bowel Screening Test Kit Analysers to meet the annual throughput of c650,000. This is also to include any necessary software and associated hardware (e.g. Scanners, Printers or Data Storage) and include maintenance costs. - Consumables and reagents for use with the Analysers, sufficient to meet the annual through put of c650,000 test kits. These will be purchased on standing order. - Bowel Screening Test Kits, for issue with the Invitation to participate in the Screening programme, at c1,000,000 test kits per annum, increasing at c2 percent per annum in quantity. These will be purchased on most economical basis (i.e. annual delivery to Fulfilment House, or quarterly deliveries). - Bowel Screening Return Packaging. Each Invitation must include a return package, suitable for transportation through Royal Mail.

Awarded to

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Alpha Laboratories Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£2.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Jun 2026
Award ID
059863-2026-NP1006/25-1
Status
active
Location
Hampshire, UK, SO50 4NU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV33140000 — Medical consumables
  • CPV33124110 — Diagnostic systems
  • CPV33124130 — Diagnostic supplies
  • CPV33696200 — Blood-testing reagents
  • CPV38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Lots

  • NHS Tayside, on behalf of NHS Scotland, required a new short-term contract for the purchase of the following products to ensure that the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme could issue, receive and analyse Test Kits for Bowel Cancer detection: - Bowel Screening Test Kit Analysers to meet the annual throughput of c650,000. This is also to include any necessary software and associated hardware (e.g. Scanners, Printers or Data Storage) and include maintenance costs. - Consumables and reagents for use with the Analysers, sufficient to meet the annual through put of c650,000 test kits. These will be purchased on standing order. - Bowel Screening Test Kits, for issue with the Invitation to participate in the Screening programme, at c1,000,000 test kits per annum, increasing at c2 percent per annum in quantity. These will be purchased on most economical basis (i.e. annual delivery to Fulfilment House, or quarterly deliveries). - Bowel Screening Return Packaging. Each Invitation must include a return package, suitable for transportation through Royal Mail.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NP1006/26
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Review Details
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts: An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Contract Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Contract Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Contract Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
33140000
Description
Medical consumables

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
NHS Tayside, on behalf of NHS Scotland, required a new short-term contract for the purchase of the following products to ensure that the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme could issue, receive and analyse Test Kits for Bowel Cancer detection: - Bowel Screening Test Kit Analysers to meet the annual throughput of c650,000. This is also to include any necessary software and associated hardware (e.g. Scanners, Printers or Data Storage) and include maintenance costs. - Consumables and reagents for use with the Analysers, sufficient to meet the annual through put of c650,000 test kits. These will be purchased on standing order. - Bowel Screening Test Kits, for issue with the Invitation to participate in the Screening programme, at c1,000,000 test kits per annum, increasing at c2 percent per annum in quantity. These will be purchased on most economical basis (i.e. annual delivery to Fulfilment House, or quarterly deliveries). - Bowel Screening Return Packaging. Each Invitation must include a return package, suitable for transportation through Royal Mail.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
NHS Requirement
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
40

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
33124110
Description
Diagnostic systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
38000000
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
33124130
Description
Diagnostic supplies
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
33696200
Description
Blood-testing reagents

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Delivery Location

Description
Bowel Screening Laboratory Ninewells Hospital James Arrott Drive Dundee DD2 1UB

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS Tayside
Id
GB-FTS-2872

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Tayside

Address

Street Address
Ninewells Hospital
Locality
Dundee
Region
UKM
Postal Code
DD1 9SY
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Cameron Porter
Telephone
+44 1382660111

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Alpha Laboratories Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-183791

Identifier

Legal Name
Alpha Laboratories Ltd

Address

Street Address
40 Parham Drive, Eastleigh
Locality
Hampshire
Region
UK
Postal Code
SO50 4NU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 2380487239
Fax Number
+44 2380643701

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Dundee Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Id
GB-FTS-183792

Identifier

Legal Name
Dundee Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Address

Street Address
Sheriff Court House, 6 West Bell Street
Locality
Dundee
Postal Code
DD1 91D
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1382229961

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
059863-2026-NP1006/25-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-183791
Name
Alpha Laboratories Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
059863-2026-NP1006/25-1
Award ID
059863-2026-NP1006/25-1
Status
active
Date Signed
24 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,534,107
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Dundee · UKM · DD1 9SY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 059863-2026award, contract ·