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In-Vitro Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Services

Supply Chain Coordination Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

Supply Chain Coordination Limited has announced plans to buy medical supplies and construction work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £20,000,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 12 March 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 101 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £20,000,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

NHS Supply Chain intends to launch a National Framework Agreement for the provision of In-Vitro Diagnostic Devices, Point of Care Testing Products & Related Pathology Services, this will include: - Pathology Managed Services - Reagent Rental Agreements - Pathology Maintenance Services - Pathology Software - Pathology Outsourced Services (Referral Testing Services) - Core Laboratory Equipment, Instruments & Consumables, to cover all pathology disciplines such as but not limited to Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology, Cellular Pathology, Virology, Haematology, Genomics & Molecular Testing and Reproductive Sciences - Point of Care Testing - Specimen Collection - Specimen Storage

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 023200-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 033793-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 034208-2026

Last time this was bought

Cardiac and Pulmonary Diagnostics and Exercise (Stress) Testing Solutions

Awarded
20 July 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
26 July 2028

Matched on Supply Chain Coordination Limited, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Supply Chain Coordination LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

94

Awards

35

Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies

All tenders and awards from Supply Chain Coordination Limited

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From notice 023200-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 March 2026, last updated 15 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.