AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust awarded a direct, below-threshold service contract to BIOMERIEUX UK LIMITED for a fully comprehensive BioFire Torch service contract supporting microbiology services.
Published outcomeThe contract is recorded as active, signed on 31 August 2026, and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, below-threshold direct award for specialist laboratory-equipment support, with a stated net value of £10,930.89 and gross value of £13,117.07.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BIOMERIEUX UK LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £10,930.89 net; £13,117.07 gross GBP · verified
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Award 1 names BIOMERIEUX UK LIMITED as its supplier. The linked contract is valued at GBP 10,930.89 excluding tax and GBP 13,117.07 including tax. Supplier identity was verified by exact-name match to company number 01061914.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
100% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and the award status is "active".
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract ID 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
100% confidenceSigned 31 August 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-08-31.
Contract period
100% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Contract period startDate is 2026-09-01 and endDate is 2027-08-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding tax
100% confidence£10,930.89
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Contract value amount is 10930.89 GBP; amountGross is separately supplied.
Contract value including tax
100% confidence£13,117.07
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Contract value amountGross is 13117.07 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-08-31.
Contract start
100% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-09-01.
Contract end
100% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract period endDate is 2027-08-31.
Notice published
100% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceFully comprehensive BioFire Torch service contract for microbiology
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The contract title is "Fully Comp BioFire Torch service contract"; the tender description refers to a "Service Contract Microbiology" and BioFire Torch.
Procurement category
100% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
100% confidenceCPV 51430000 — Installation services of laboratory equipment
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The award item carries CPV 51430000 with that description.
Lot
100% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and its item are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procurement method detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied beyond the stated direct below-threshold method.
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The notice contains no bidder count, evaluation results, or competing-supplier information.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
100% confidence12 months
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The stated period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Above-threshold status
100% confidenceNo
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Contract field aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier direct award for specialist equipment support
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One supplier is named for the sole award, and the procedure is recorded as direct and below threshold without competition.
Value interpretation
100% confidenceThe published contract reports both net and gross values.
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The contract reports GBP 10,930.89 as amount and GBP 13,117.07 as amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-date availability
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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The award record has no award_date.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description, or individual value.
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Lot 1 is recorded as complete but its title, description, and value fields are null.
Evaluation detail
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid scores, evaluation rationale, bidder count, or pricing breakdown is provided.
Supplier verification
100% confidenceSupplier legal identity verified.
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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to active company number 01061914.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not supply an award date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, or allocated value.
- No bid count, evaluation criteria, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown, or competing-supplier information is published.
- No extension or renewal options are stated.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BIOMERIEUX UK LIMITEDLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustBioFire Torchmicrobiology service contractlaboratory equipment servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the BioFire Torch service contract?
BIOMERIEUX UK LIMITED was named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £10,930.89 excluding tax and £13,117.07 including tax.
When does the contract run?
The stated contract period is from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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