Purchase of SIGMA VIROCULT - Standard Plastic Foam Printed Breakpoint - 12x80 Vial - 3ml VIROCULT Medium (MW951S3ML)

UK Health Security Agency
London
Selective procedure
20 February 2026 to 31 March 2026

Purchase of SIGMA VIROCULT standard plastic foam printed breakpoint swabs in 12x80 vial configurations containing 3ml VIROCULT medium. This is a specific product procurement for laboratory consumables.

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Awarded value: £228k; As published
Published: 24 February 2026
Awarded: 20 February 2026; Medical Wire & Equipment Co (Bath) Limited
Contract length: 1 month; Ends 31 March 2026

What the contract covers

Goods purchase

Supply and delivery of laboratory reagents and diagnostic specimen collection media for clinical and research microbiology testing requirements.

Supply the SIGMA VIROCULT Standard Plastic Foam Printed Breakpoint, 12x80 vial, containing 3ml VIROCULT Medium (MW951S3ML)

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Goods purchase
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 1 month
Contract dates: 20 February 2026 to 31 March 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 33696500

Services in this contract

Phlebotomy and specimen collection consumablesMain service£110k typicalSIGMA VIROCULT foam-swab transport medium vials, 12x80 pack

Lifecycle

Published
24 February 2026
Contract awardedto Medical Wire & Equipment Co (Bath) Limited
20 February 2026
Contract starts
20 February 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2026

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UK Health Security Agency

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The supplier

Medical Wire & Equipment Co (Bath) Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/294546/purchase-of-sigma-virocult-standard-plastic-foam-printed-breakpoint-12x80-vial-3
Buyer reference: CF-3397900D0O000000rwimUAA
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-ec9e3966-21bb-4cef-9ad7-bd5e44656b94
Last checked: 5 November 2026

UK Health Security Agency. Purchase of SIGMA VIROCULT - Standard Plastic Foam Printed Breakpoint - 12x80 Vial - 3ml VIROCULT Medium (MW951S3ML). Contract award, 24 February 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/294546/purchase-of-sigma-virocult-standard-plastic-foam-printed-breakpoint-12x80-vial-3 (accessed 5 November 2026).