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COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Supply and Delivery of Pathology Barcode Labels

Office & Computing EquipmentCPV 30000000 30100000 30190000
Value£16k
Awarded16 Jun 2016
Published27 May 2016
RegionNorth East
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£16ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

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The brief

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust require a supplier to provide Pathology Barcode labels.

The awarded provider will be required to provide barcode labels for Mortuary, Histology, Seminology, Non Gynae, Blood Sciences and Microbiology.

The provider must be able to provide different copy numbers of label, e.g.

2 part, 4 part, 6 part, 8 part, 10 part labels – a 10 part label would have 10 individual bar code labels.

The Trust requires the labels to be provided with sequential numbers including a mixture of letters and numbers.

The Labels must be adhesive and withstand -80 to +120 degrees °C temperatures.

The labels must still be readable by barcode readers and analysers after exposure to these extremes of temperature.

The contract will be for 24 months with option for 2 x 12 months extensions.

To express your interest in the opportunity please click on the following link https://www.cardea.nhs.uk/cardea/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=3446&Culture=en-GB Expressions of interest will close 12 noon on the 17th June 2016.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust require a supplier to provide Pathology Barcode labels.

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The awarded provider will be required

The awarded provider will be required to provide barcode labels for Mortuary, Histology, Seminology, Non Gynae, Blood Sciences and Microbiology.

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The provider must be able to provide

The provider must be able to provide different copy numbers of label, e.g.

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The Labels must be adhesive and withstand

The Labels must be adhesive and withstand -80 to +120 degrees °C temperatures.

05

The labels must still be readable by

The labels must still be readable by barcode readers and analysers after exposure to these extremes of temperature.

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