Participation in the UK NEQAS

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
East of England
22 May 2025 to 20 May 2026

Participation in the UK NEQAS and Birmingham Quality Clinical Chemistry EQA schemes for four specific laboratory identifiers (10185, 10185A, 10185B, and BA1540). This service provides essential external quality assurance and proficiency testing to ensure the accuracy and reliability of clinical chemistry diagnostic results within the hospital laboratory environment.

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Awarded value: £13k; As published
Published: 21 May 2025
Awarded: 16 May 2025; Birmingham Quality
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 20 May 2026

What the contract covers

Provision of clinical chemistry external quality assessment (EQA) schemes and proficiency testing services for hospital laboratory diagnostic performance monitoring.

Terms and requirements

Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 22 May 2025 to 20 May 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 33696200

Services in this contract

Laboratory external quality assessment and proficiency testing schemesMain service£32k typicalUK NEQAS and clinical chemistry EQA scheme participation

Lifecycle

Published
21 May 2025
Contract awardedto Birmingham Quality
16 May 2025
Contract starts
22 May 2025
Contract ends
20 May 2026

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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/322023/participation-in-the-uk-neqas
Buyer reference: Waiver 315
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0519a2
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Participation in the UK NEQAS. Contract award, 21 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/322023/participation-in-the-uk-neqas (accessed 5 November 2026).