Blood Culture Solution

NHS Lothian
Scotland
Invited to quote

Supply and implementation of a replacement blood culture diagnostic solution for a regional health board. The contract involves the provision of laboratory diagnostic equipment and associated pathology managed services to support clinical testing requirements across the health board's facilities.

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Awarded value: £1.9m; As published
Published: 6 January 2026
Awarded: 2 January 2026; bioMérieux
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Goods contract

Provision of blood culture diagnostic systems, including associated laboratory equipment and pathology managed services for clinical healthcare settings.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Goods contract
Procedure: Invited to quote
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 38000000

Services in this contract

Microbiology laboratory systems and suppliesMain service£196k typicalReplacement blood culture system for NHS Lothian

Lifecycle

Published
6 January 2026
Contract awardedto bioMérieux
2 January 2026
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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NHS Lothian

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The supplier

bioMérieux

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/364193/blood-culture-solution
Buyer reference: LMC-138-2025
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000819760
Last checked: 5 November 2026

NHS Lothian. Blood Culture Solution. Contract award, 6 January 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/364193/blood-culture-solution (accessed 5 November 2026).