Microbiology Services Managed Service Contract

What the buyer is asking for

NHS Lothian seeks next-generation automated laboratory solution delivered on a managed services basis for diagnostic and laboratory services at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The scope of the contract is an integrated Microbiology laboratory managed Services contract (“MSC”) providing service management to meet all regulatory requirements, integrated IT firmware, major analysers, reagents and consumables to deliver the majority of the test repertoire.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• qualityTechnical60
• price40

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 60 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published20 days ago

   2 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 8 days

   30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

1 award, 0 contracts

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice23 Jul 2026, 08:35 BST069411-2026
2. Tender notice1 Sept 2026, 10:29 BST082495-2026
3. Award decision published2 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST082932-2026