Scope
Description
4 GeneXpert Xpress, touchscreen analysers:
2 to be delivered to Musgrove Park Hospital and 2 to Yeovil District Hospital. Including training for use of the equipment.
5000 testing kits at discounted rate: 3000 to be delivered to Musgrove Park Hospital and 2000 to Yeovil District Hospital.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £254,800 excluding VAT
- £305,760 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
7 October 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 7 October 2025 to 8 October 2025
- 2 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 33696500 - Laboratory reagents
- 38434000 - Analysers
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - technical reasons
- Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
- User choice contract
Three devices were identified as having an accuracy level appropriate for the testing required.
The alternatives to the chosen supplier required additional hands-on clinician time due to the need for multiple testing kits to be used per patient. One alternative also required multiple patient swabs to be taken.
Cepheid UK LTD's offering was decided to be most suitable to reduce hands-on time allowing RSV, Covid/SARS and FLU A&B to be tested with one sample loaded.
This testing also aligns with the current process used within our partner laboratory, who have been using Cepheid equipment for our previous years testing and will be providing ongoing servicing for internal and external quality assurance.
Supplier
CEPHEID UK LIMITED
- Companies House: 04422108
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTXD-3325-QHRW
Unit 4 Blythe Valley Innovation Centre, Central Boulevard
Solihull
B90 8AJ
United Kingdom
Email: salesuk@cepheid.com
Region: UKG32 - Solihull
Contract 1
Contracting authority
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RH5
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNWR-4212-QWHQ
Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton
TA1 5DA
United Kingdom
Region: UKK23 - Somerset
Organisation type: Public authority - central government