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    ContractsUK Ministry of Defence Interim Contract for Biological Detection Lateral Flow Devices
    Awarded contract

    UK Ministry of Defence Interim Contract for Biological Detection Lateral Flow Devices

    Awarded
    £41m
    Published 12 Oct 2026

    UK MOD direct award to BBI Solutions for continued manufacture and supply of biological detection Lateral Flow Devices under a 4-year interim contract valued at approximately £41M, pending a full competitive procurement.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 12 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £41m
    Published 12 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £41,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Healthcare & Medical
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • BS
      BBI SOLUTIONS OEM LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    12 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Counter CBRN Delivery Team seeks to award a direct contract to BBI Solutions for the manufacture and supply of Lateral Flow Devices (LFDs) used in biological detection and identification. This interim contract will run for 4 years with two optional 1-year extensions, valued at approximately £41M excluding VAT. The LFDs are critical to operational readiness, defence outputs, and training activities. This direct award is a temporary measure to maintain uninterrupted supply while the MOD conducts a full open competition for longer-term provision. BBI is the sole current supplier with the necessary technical expertise, validated manufacturing processes, quality assurance arrangements, intellectual property, specialist reagents, and approved supply chain required to produce these devices to specification. Transitioning manufacture to an alternative supplier would require technology transfer, process revalidation, qualification testing, and regulatory approvals that cannot be completed within the required timeframe without creating significant technical, schedule, and operational risk. The MOD is committed to conducting a competitive procurement exercise for future capability provision once this interim contract concludes.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-07860b

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