Contract award · 18 Sep 2025

GeneXpert SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust awarded “GeneXpert SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV” to Cepheid UK Limited for £74,000 on 18 Sep 2025.

Laboratory & precision equipment North East

BuyerNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Value £74,000

WinnerCepheid UK Limited SME

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Buyer: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
Supplier: Cepheid UK Limited SME
Value: £74,000
Procedure: Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector: Laboratory & precision equipment · Manual swab test kits (CPV 38911000)
Region: North East
Official notice: View on Contracts Finder
Timeline: Contract date18 Sep 2025

Published18 Sep 2025Published the same day

Description

Cold & Flu testing

About the supplier

Cepheid UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04422108).

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