Scope
Reference
C396894
Description
The Trust have already agreed the Winter plan for 2025/26 and the Department of Microbiology have been allocated £300k to purchase additional consumables to meet the increased demand for testing patients for respiratory viruses. It is anticipated that the funding will be spend on the following test activity:
2,500 for Cepheid bulk buy winter discount (£45.60 per test/£114,000 cost during Winter
Contract 1. Cepheid Consumables - Winter Bundle
Supplier
Contract value
- £95,000 excluding VAT
- £114,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
23 October 2025
Contract dates
- 1 November 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 5 months
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 33696000 - Reagents and contrast media
- 33124131 - Reagent strips
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
Cepheid UK Ltd
Unit 4, Blythe Valley Innovation Center, Central Boulevard, Blythe Valley Business Park
Solihull
B90 8AJ
United Kingdom
Email: kevin.mcculloch@cepheid.com
Region: UKG32 - Solihull
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Cepheid Consumables - Winter Bundle
Contracting authority
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDCY-5582-YRHQ
Regent Point
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE7 7DN
United Kingdom
Email: helen.potts18@nhs.net
Region: UKC22 - Tyneside
Organisation type: Public authority - central government