Purchase of Pipetting system

Opportunity overview

Purchase of HLAPro automated pipettor 03HLAPRO

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.

V.H. BIO LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £216k
Awarded: 14 Nov 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 02582192
Location: Gateshead, UKC22, NE11 0ZF, United Kingdom

V.H. Bio Limited

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £216k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 5 Dec 2025
Including VAT: £259.5k
Award ID: 2
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PYCR-3696-LBBM
Location: Gateshead, UKC22, NE11 0ZF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: C372980
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: Test reagents required to be able to perform solid phase HLA antibody testing, and this supplier is the only 1 that has automated instrumentation to support this testing. Automation is required to test the volume of samples needed to maintain service delivery.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-NHS-RR8
Name: LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKE42
Country: GB
Locality: Leeds
Postal Code: LS9 7TF
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Beckett Street

Details

Url: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id: RR8
Scheme: GB-NHS

Contact

Email: paul.ralston@nhs.net

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Id: PNQG-8433-QXBP
Scheme: GB-PPON

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-02582192
Name: V.H. BIO LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKC22
Country: GB
Locality: Gateshead
Postal Code: NE11 0ZF
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Unit 11b Station Approach, Team Valley Trading Estate

Details

Url: http://www.vhbio.com ↗
Vcse: No
Scale: sme

Identifier

Id: 02582192
Scheme: GB-COH

Contact

Email: info@vhbio.com

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Id: PYCR-3696-LBBM
Scheme: GB-PPON

Organisation 3

Id: GB-PPON-PNQG-8433-QXBP
Name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKE42
Country: GB
Locality: Leeds
Postal Code: LS1 3EX
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Great George Street

Details

Url: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id: PNQG-8433-QXBP
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: ruth.farrar@nhs.net

Organisation 4

Id: GB-PPON-PYCR-3696-LBBM
Name: V.H. Bio Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKC22
Country: GB
Locality: Gateshead
Postal Code: NE11 0ZF
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Unit 11B Station Approach

Details

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

Identifier

Id: PYCR-3696-LBBM
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: pmcmahon@vhbio.com

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 14 Nov 2025, 00:00
Title: Purchase of pipetting system
Status: pending
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: goods

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: UKE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 4

Region: UKF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 5

Region: UKG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 6

Region: UKH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 7

Region: UKI
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 8

Region: UKJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 9

Region: UKK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 33100000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Medical equipments

Value

Amount: 216,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 259,200

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 067359-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067359-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 22 Oct 2025, 10:25

Entry 2

Id: 074008-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074008-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 14 Nov 2025, 13:53

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02582192
Name: V.H. BIO LIMITED

Supplier 2

Id: GB-PPON-PYCR-3696-LBBM
Name: V.H. Bio Limited

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 28 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

Contract period

Ends: 3 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts: 2 Mar 2026, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends: 25 Nov 2025, 23:59

Award 2

Id: 2
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: goods

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 33100000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Medical equipments

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PYCR-3696-LBBM
Name: V.H. Bio Limited

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 2
Title: Purchase of Pipetting system
Status: active
Award ID: 2
Date Signed: 5 Dec 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold: Yes

Value

Amount: 216,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 259,459.2

Period

Ends: 3 Feb 2026, 23:59
Starts: 2 Feb 2026, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 080662-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080662-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: contractNotice
Published: 8 Dec 2025, 14:42

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS1 3EX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-05d150-2025-12-08T14:42:29ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender · 8 Dec 2025, 14:42