Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Manual swab test kits
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Manual swab test kits. 5 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
5
awards tracked
£6.2m
total contract value
£1.2m
average award size
80%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Manual swab test kits
Xpert_Xpress_CoV-2/Flu/RSV_plus test kits
Awarded to Cepheid UK Limited on 5 Mar 2026 · UK Health Security Agency
£621k
Zymo Research Sample Collection Devices
Awarded to CAMBRIDGE BIOSCIENCE LIMITED on 23 Dec 2025 · UK Health Security Agency
£4.1m
Hologic Sample Collection Devices
Awarded to Hologic LTD. on 23 Dec 2025 · UK Health Security Agency
£1m
Copan Sample Collection Devices
Awarded to Mornington 2000 LLP T/A Sterilab Services on 16 Dec 2025 · UK Health Security Agency
£402k
GeneXpert SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV
Awarded to Cepheid UK Limited on 17 Sept 2025 · Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£74k
Sector pulse
Who procures in Manual swab test kits, and where the value sits
Manual swab test kits accounts for 5 tracked awards worth £6.2m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £1.2m. Manual swab test kits is procured mainly by UK Health Security Agency and Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The biggest spender is UK Health Security Agency, with 4 awards totalling £6.2m. Geographically the work is concentrated heavily in North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland. SMBs are taking 80% of recorded awards, a healthier slice than most public-sector categories. Volume is falling sharply versus the prior month.
Who is buying in Manual swab test kits
Biggest single award
£4.1m
Zymo Research Sample Collection Devices
Won by CAMBRIDGE BIOSCIENCE LIMITED on 23 Dec 2025
Busiest month
Dec 25
3 awards published, totalling £5.5m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.
Where the awards land
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland100%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Cepheid UK Limited
2 awards · £695k total
CAMBRIDGE BIOSCIENCE LIMITED
1 award · £4.1m total
Hologic LTD.
1 award · £1m total
Mornington 2000 LLP T/A Sterilab Services
1 award · £402k total
Related buyers
The buyers driving demand in Manual swab test kits.
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