CLI-FTS-58921 Culture Media and Associated Consumables

Overview

Lots (11)

• Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing

  £6,741,113Won by E&O Laboraties LtdWon by Thermo Fisher Diagnostics LtdWon by Launch Diagnostics LtdWon by Launch Diagnostics Ltd

• Quality Control Organisms.

  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.

• Antisera.

  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.

• Plated Media - Mueller Hinton-F (NAD)

  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).

• Plated Media - Culture

  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.

• Plated Media - Braziers CCEY

  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.

• Plated Media – Triple Wrapped.

  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.

• Bottled Media.

  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.

• Mycobacterium Solid Media.

  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.

• MIC Gradient Strips.

  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.

• Atmospheric Generation Systems.

  Devices that create specific gaseous environments for microbial culture and testing. Lot includes microaerophilic, anaerobic, co2 generating packs, indicator sachets, boxes, and jars.

Award outcome

Awarded value

£6,741,113

Award date

6 August 2026

Contract period

31 July 2026 → 31 July 2030

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