bioMerieux Ltd - Bacteriology managed service

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
East of England
1 February 2025 to 31 January 2032

The service encompasses a full bacteriology managed solution including sample inoculation, incubation, digital imaging of culture plates, urine microscopy, organism identification, and antibiotic susceptibility testing. This contract provides the necessary equipment, technology, and support to maintain high-throughput clinical microbiology diagnostic workflows within a hospital laboratory setting.

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Awarded value: £4.4m; As published
Published: 7 February 2025
Awarded: 31 January 2025; bioMérieux
Contract length: 84 months; Ends 31 January 2032

What the contract covers

Managed service

Provision of a comprehensive bacteriology managed service including automated sample inoculation, digital imaging, organism identification, and antibiotic susceptibility testing for laboratories.

Sample inoculation and incubation
Digital imaging of culture plates
Urine microscopy
Organism identification
Antibiotic susceptibility testing

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Managed service
Initial term: 84 months
Contract dates: 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2032
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85111820

Services in this contract

Microbiology laboratory systems and suppliesMain service£196k typicalBacteriology managed service with automated culture and identification

Lifecycle

Published
7 February 2025
Contract awardedto bioMérieux
31 January 2025
Contract starts
1 February 2025
Contract ends
31 January 2032

The buyer

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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The supplier

bioMérieux

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/80637/biomerieux-ltd-bacteriology-managed-service
Buyer reference: CF-2848600D0O000000rwimUAA
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-40beeb43-6a09-4ab5-b2f1-ba93bbbabc3d
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. bioMerieux Ltd - Bacteriology managed service. Contract award, 7 February 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/80637/biomerieux-ltd-bacteriology-managed-service (accessed 5 November 2026).