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Microbiology Services Managed Service Contract

Issued by Lothian Health Board · via UK Find a Tender Service

Published: 9 Oct 2026
Closes: 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC
Reference: LR3-208-2026
Location: United Kingdom
Sector: Healthcare & Pharma
Type: services

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At a glance

Lothian Health Board in United Kingdom has published a tender in healthcare & pharma: “Microbiology Services Managed Service Contract”. Submissions close tomorrow, 23 October 2026. Quote reference LR3-208-2026 in any correspondence with the buyer. 2 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 2 notices from this buyer since 2026, 1 of them currently open. There are 519 open healthcare & pharma notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

Details

NHS Lothian seeks next-generation automated laboratory solution delivered on a managed services basis for diagnostic and laboratory services at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The scope of the contract is an integrated Microbiology laboratory managed Services contract (“MSC”) providing service management to meet all regulatory requirements, integrated IT firmware, major analysers, reagents and consumables to deliver the majority of the test repertoire.

Context for bidders

We hold 2 notices from Lothian Health Board, going back to August 2026 — 1 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure and Healthcare & Pharma. There are 519 open Healthcare & Pharma tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 1 day.

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Documents

Microbiology Services Managed Service ContractDownload (text/html)
Microbiology Services Managed Service ContractDownload (text/html)

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