CLI-FTS-58921 Culture Media and Associated Consumables
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services (NWSSP ProcS), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust, invites tenders on behalf of all NHS Bodies in Wales to appoint suitably qualified suppliers of Culture Media & Associated Consumables to an All Wales Framework Agreement. The duration of this Framework Agreement will be four years with the option to extend for a further two years (maximum six years). This procurement is split into eleven Lots with a mixture of sole and multi supply Lots. Bidders may submit offer...
Buyer
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Value
£8,809,108
Published
4 Nov 2025
Closes
16 Dec 2025
Procurement details
Source
Sell2Wales
Region
United Kingdom
Procurement method
Open
Category
Goods
Contract starts
Not provided
Contract ends
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CPV classifications
24931250
Culture medium
Lots
Lot 1 Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing
Value not provided
Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing. Used to help find the best treatment for bacterial and certain fungal infections. Lot includes testing discs, identification discs, and Mueller Hinton plated media.
Delivery: Wales
Lot 2 Plated Media - Mueller Hinton-F (NAD)
Value not provided
Growth medium used to culture bacterial isolates and their susceptibility to antibiotics. Lot includes Mueller Hinton agar with 5% defibrinated horse blood and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD).
Delivery: Wales
Lot 3 Plated Media - Culture
Value not provided
A solid or semi-solid substance that provides the necessary nutrients for microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi, to grow and multiply. Lot includes Chromogenic, Fastidious Anaerobe (FAA) and Columbia.
Delivery: Wales
Lot 4 Plated Media - Braziers CCEY
Value not provided
A specialised, selective plated media used to isolate and identify Clostridium from patient samples. Lot includes Braziers CCEY agar with lysed horse blood, cefoxitin, cyclomerize and egg yolk emulsion.
Delivery: Wales
Lot 5 Plated Media – Triple Wrapped.
Value not provided
A nutrient-rich growth medium sterilised using gramma radiation with and protected by three layers of packaging to maintain sterility and prevent contamination. Lot includes both 55mm and 90mm irradiated plates.
Delivery: Wales
Lot 6 Bottled Media.
Value not provided
Prepared, ready to use media supplied in various volumes, typically for food, water, and environmental microbiological testing. Lot includes various bottled media, agar slopes, waters, and ancillary bottled items.
Delivery: Wales
Lot 7 Mycobacterium Solid Media.
Value not provided
Used for the isolation and identification of mycobacterium species, such as the presence of tuberculosis. Lot includes both acidified and non-acidified glycerol and pyruvate media.
Delivery: Wales
Lot 8 MIC Gradient Strips.
Value not provided
Porous strips impregnated with pre-defined gradient of an antimicrobial agent, for determining the lowest concentration of an antimicrobial agent that will stop the growth of a microorganism. Lot includes numerous antimicrobial gradient strips.
Delivery: Wales
Lot 9 Atmospheric Generation Systems.
Value not provided
Devices that create specific gaseous environments for microbial culture and testing. Lot includes microaerophilic, anaerobic, co2 generating packs, indicator sachets, boxes, and jars.
Delivery: Wales
Lot 10 Quality Control Organisms.
Value not provided
Used to ensure tests are accurate and reliable. They serve as a standard to verify that reagents, media, and stains are working correctly. Organisms are maintained as stock cultures and come from reference collections. Lot includes numerous NCTC organisms.
Delivery: Wales
Lot 11 Antisera.
Value not provided
Used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, used for identifying unknown bacteria and viruses through various serological tests. Lot includes monovalent and polyvalent antisera. For example, salmonella and shigella.
Delivery: Wales
Documents
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