# UKHSA\_Scientific- Provision of Medical Wire MWE liquid swabs for Kiestra automation

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK Health Security Agency](/buyers/uk-health-security-agency/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [MEDICAL WIRE & EQUIPMENT CO\.\(BATH\)LIMITED](/contract-winners/medical-wire-equipment-co-bath/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £400,000
- Tender value: £400,000
- Award date: 25 August 2023
- Published: 12 September 2023
- Contract start: 25 August 2023
- Contract end: 31 July 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 4e5c712a-5847-453b-8cff-2efe479199b3-679793
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5e8d47be-87a2-4c95-991f-eeffdb404871

## Description

UK Health Security Agency \(UKHSA\) has awarded a contract via 2020/S 217-533940: UKHSA National Microbiology Framework Lot 1- Diagnostics to Medical Wire & Equipment CO\. \(Bath\) Limited for the provision of liquid swabs for Kiestra automation for use in its Bristol Microbiology Laboratories\. The consumables covered by this contract include dry swabs, wood stick swabs, Transwab products \(including swabs and mediums\), VCM sigma swabs and Virocult swabs\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5c712a-5847-453b-8cff-2efe479199b3-679793)