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Consumables - Specimen Transport
Published 1 Oct 2026
1 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
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85111800 *
Pathology services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Leicester, East Midlands
- Value
- £213,764
- Contract
-
1.7 years Duration
01/10/2026 31/05/2028
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
University Hospitals of Leicester Headquarters, Level 3, Balmoral Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom · UKF21
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
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All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
85111800 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: C434022
#Renewal of Specimen Transport consumables;
Tracked specimen delivery service; framework reference, RM6171, lot 3d
A specialised courier service operated by DX Network for the healthcare and clinical sectors in the UK and Ireland. It is specifically designed to handle the safe, compliant, and timely transportation of medical samples, such as Category B biological substances (including Covid-19 tests), from locations like hospitals, GPs, and laboratories. The agreement is for the consumables related to the carriage of these samples.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 85111800 — Pathology services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Framework or DPS call-off (only suppliers already on the framework)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - award under framework
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026 12:37
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-077e92
- Notice ID
- C434022
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, SL3 9GL, United Kingdom
GB-COH 05026914
Full notice record
56 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | University Hospitals of Leicester Headquarters, Level 3, Balmoral Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Leicester |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | LE1 5WW |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKF21 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Richard Van Ristell |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | uhl-tr.uhlprocurementopportunities@nhs.net |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | 0300 303 1573 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | DX Network Services Limited |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Ditton Park, Riding Court Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Datchet, Slough |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | SL3 9GL |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ11 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | bidteam@dxdelivery.com |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.dxdelivery.com |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust |
Tender
| Title | Consumables - Specimen Transport |
| Description | #Renewal of Specimen Transport consumables; Tracked specimen delivery service; framework reference, RM6171, lot 3d A specialised courier service operated by DX Network for the healthcare and clinical sectors in the UK and Ireland. It is specifically designed to handle the safe, compliant, and timely transportation of medical samples, such as Category B biological substances (including Covid-19 tests), from locations like hospitals, GPs, and laboratories. The agreement is for the consumables related to the carriage of these samples. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Competitive | No |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | goods |
| Supplier › Name | DX Network Services Limited |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Pathology services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Pathology dissection instruments and supplies |
Contracts
| Title | Consumables - Specimen Transport |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 May 2028 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 May 2030 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | Extensions options on framework of 1+1 |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | two further 12-month terms |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £256,516.80 |
| Value › Value | £213,764 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | No |
| Signed | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092812-2026 |
| Document › Published | 1 Oct 2026 |