AwardedAwarded 11 September 2026

Purchase of respiratory testing kits for 26-27

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust awarded medical supplies work to Cepheid UK Ltd on 11 September 2026.

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What the notice says

Purchase of 6500 multiplex testing kits for respiratory viruses. To be supplied on-site to Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital, split 4000 and 2500 with a single lot to reduce validation costs to the Trust as specified within our purchase orders

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Cepheid UK Ltd (SME)£253,500
Awarded 19 August 2026
11 September 2026 to 12 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 078863-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 078867-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 087162-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

122

Awards

97

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From notice 078863-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 August 2026, last updated 15 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.