MEZE Replacement ULT Freezer
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Wolf Laboratories Ltd
- Value
- £12,151
- Duration
- 6 months
- Topic
- Upright-type freezers
- Published
- 29 September 2026
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Contract to replace the existing ULT freezer has failed at the start of the field season, and existing storage capacity will be exhausted rapidly as new samples are collected. This poses a significant risk to vector-borne disease surveillance activities. Procurement of two replacement freezers via existing commercial routes has been delayed since August 2025. Approval of this application would enable expedited acquisition through a contract variation, mitigating disruption to critical surveillance work. This procurement would increase the total freezer requirement within the CCHS from the two freezers currently being procured to three in total, once this new requirement is added.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date28 September 2026
- Completed: Award published29 September 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 6 months
About the buyer
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is an executive agency sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care, and buys through its own end-to-end commercial service. Procurement, contract management and market engagement sit within the Commercial, Vaccines and Countermeasures Delivery directorate. Contracts are tendered under UK procurement legislation that ensures open and fair competition between bidders. Suppliers register on the UKHSA eTendering Portal to take part. UKHSA hosts the Diagnostics and Research Open Framework for diagnostics and research supplies and services. A published pipeline lists larger planned commercial activity.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of UK Health Security Agency's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, laboratory and precision equipment and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 39711123 · Upright-type freezers
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov |
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