DRUGS OF ABUSE AND POINT OF TESTING CARE (SBS 10241)
Details
- Supplier(s)
14 suppliers
- Alere Toxicology
- Alphabiolaboratories Analytical Ltd (T/A AlphaBiolabs)
- BHA Medical Limited
- Eurofins Forensic Services Limited
- Global Scientific Ltd
- IQVIA Ltd
- Matrix Diagnostics Ltd
- Mornington 2000 LLP
- Nal von minden GmbH
- Oscartech UK Ltd
- Quidel Ireland Ltd
- Rainbow Diagnostics Ltd
- Randox Laboratories Ltd
- SYNLAB Laboratory Services Ltd
- Value
- £280,000,000
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Reagent strips
- Published
- 11 August 2023
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Goods and Services related to Drugs of Abuse and Point of Care Testing. The Framework Agreement includes 8 lots: Lot 1 - Rapid Drug Testing Kits Lot 2 - Back to Lab Testing Lot 3 - Pandemic Testing Lot 4 - Blood Borne Virus (BBV) and Liver Function Testing Lot 5 - Dried Blood Spot Drug & Alcohol Testing Lot 6 - Alcohol Testing Devices, including Breath Analysers, Continuous Monitoring and Associated Consumables Lot 7 - Operational Outsourcing of Services Lot 8 - Family Law Services
Timeline
- Completed: Award date9 June 2023
- Completed: Award published11 August 2023Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date8 June 2027in 8 months
About the buyer
NHS Shared Business Services, a joint venture with the Department of Health and Social Care, provides procurement services to the NHS and wider public sector as a central healthcare organisation. Tender opportunities are advertised on Find a Tender, the central digital platform and SAP Ariba. Suppliers register on both platforms to bid for a place on its framework agreements. Listing on a framework is free, with a nominal fee charged only on sales made through it. NHS bodies and the wider public sector call off from these frameworks under the Provider Selection Regime.
UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.
Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Shared Business Services's contract awards have been in software and information systems, business services and IT services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 33124131 · Reagent strips
- 33141900 · Blood lancets
- 33696200 · Blood-testing reagents
- 33696500 · Laboratory reagents
- 38434520 · Blood analysers
- 38500000 · Checking and testing apparatus
- 71900000 · Laboratory services
- 85100000 · Health services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-shared-business-services.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-shared-business-services.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-shared-business-services.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-shared-business-services.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-shared-business-services.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-shared-business-services.gov |
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