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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Procurement of rapid result diagnostic kits

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:53.

Opportunity overview

Procurement of 14,000 rapid result test kits (ref: KIT,XPRESS,COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS ) for detection of the viruses causing COVID-19, Flu A, Flu B, and RSV infections. Kits will be supplied as a one-off bulk delivery.

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.

CEPHEID UK LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£518k
Awarded
9 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 04422108
Location
Solihull, UKG32, B90 8AJ, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-059807
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
These rapid result test kits are for specific use with the Cepheid GeneXpert modular molecular diagnostic system used by the Trust's Point of Care Team. Cepheid is the sole supplier, and this bulk order safeguards supply during the winter flu season and secures best value.

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
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-RGT
Name
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB2 0QQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hills Rd

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
RGT
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PPCP-8863-HDGN
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04422108
Name
CEPHEID UK LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG32
Country
GB
Locality
Solihull
Postal Code
B90 8AJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 4 Blythe Valley Innovation Centre, Central Boulevard

Details

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

Identifier

Id
04422108
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PTXD-3325-QHRW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
10 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33141625
Scheme
CPV
Description
Diagnostic kits

Value

Amount
518,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
621,600

Documents

Entry 1
Id
055579-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Sept 2025, 16:58
Entry 2
Id
055591-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Sept 2025, 17:13

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04422108
Name
CEPHEID UK LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
20 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
20 Oct 2025, 23:59
Starts
20 Sept 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
19 Sept 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cambridge · UKH12 · CB2 0QQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059807-2025-09-10T17:13:32+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·