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Blood Culture Bottles

KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP

Buyer Address: Unit 1, KCH Business Park, 129 Coldharbour Lane, London, UKI45, SE5 9NY, United Kingdom

Contact Email: zeeshan.ali10@nhs.net

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
269586.0 GBP
Published
25 Jun 2025, 15:59
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
07 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
07 Jul 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
33141500 - Haematological consumables
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Becton Dickinson
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The BD BACTEC FX is an automated system used for detecting microorganisms in clinical samples and is designed to work exclusively with BD blood culture bottles. Specific types of blood bottles we use are BD BACTEC Lytic Anaerobic, BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic and BD BACTEC Peds Plus

Linked Documents

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Awards

Award Title: Blood Culture Bottles

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