Awarded contract

Consumables - Specimen Transport

Details

Value
£213,764
Duration
2 years
Topic
Pathology dissection instruments and supplies
Published
1 October 2026

Tender 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. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published1 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date1 October 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is an NHS trust running three acute hospitals and community services across seven further sites. NHS Supply Chain has worked with the Trust on catering procurement. Major equipment needs are covered through long-term managed-service contracts. The Trust recruits its own procurement staff through its careers site.

Over the past 5 years, most of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, repair and maintenance and software and information systems.

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