Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Supplier
- Camlab Ltd SME
- Value
- £51,480.37
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Detection and analysis apparatus (CPV 38430000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Sep 2026
- Published5 Oct 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
This requirement is for the replacement of the existing Virachip system used by RIPL to carry out Lyme disease immunoblot testing for which RIPL acts as the frontline reference laboratory in England for this diagnostic service. The ViraChip platform uses a multiplex protein microarray containing the VlsE antigen together with multiple Borrelia-specific antigens. This enables simultaneous assessment of a broad antibody response rather than reliance on a single marker. The assay detects both IgM and IgG antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, supporting diagnosis across different stages of infection.
About the supplier
Camlab Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00484244).