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Provision of External Quality Assessment (EQA) for Labs across UKHSA 2025

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 00:51.

Opportunity overview

The contract is for the provision of external quality assessment (EQA) for labs across UKHSA

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

QCMD (Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics)

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Contract value
£450.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Sept 2025
Including VAT
£540.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCWW-3625-TCBP
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G20 0XA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
C364227
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
Id
GB-PPON-PBMQ-7576-DVGW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBMQ-7576-DVGW

Address

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

Contact

Name
Ajmal Vahid

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
QCMD (Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics)
Id
GB-PPON-PCWW-3625-TCBP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCWW-3625-TCBP

Address

Street Address
Unit 5 Technology TerraceTodd Campus, West of Scotland Science Park
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G20 0XA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKM82

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73111000
Description
Research laboratory services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCWW-3625-TCBP
Name
QCMD (Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Provision of External Quality Assessment (EQA) for Labs across UKHSA 2025
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
29 Sept 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
30 Sept 2025, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend for up to 2 x 1 year periods and to include additional labs on the scheme

Options

Description
Due to delays in contract signature, contract effective date was 01/08/25 to ensure continuity of supply. All contract terms were agreed and applicable from effective date.

Value

Including VAT
540,600
Amount
450,500
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-5804
Document Type
contractSigned
Description
Redacted contract
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
033328-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Apr 2026, 14:32
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Scheme Availability
Description
To measure the Scheme Availability
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Timely Delivery
Description
To measure the Timely Delivery
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Result Turnaround Time
Description
To measure the Result Turnaround Time
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Accuracy of Results
Description
To measure the Accuracy of Results
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Customer Support Responsiveness
Description
To measure the Customer Support Responsiveness
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Compliance with ISO Standards
Description
To measure the Compliance with ISO Standards
Entry 7
Id
7
Title
User Satisfaction
Description
To measure the User Satisfaction
Entry 8
Id
8
Title
Issue Resolution Time
Description
to measure the issue Resolution Time
Entry 9
Id
9
Title
Reporting and Documentation
Description
To measure the Reporting and Documentation
Entry 10
Id
10
Title
Contractual Compliance
Description
To measure the Contractual Compliance
Entry 11
Id
11
Title
Social value
Description
To measure the Social value commitment

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 033328-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·