Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c84-4a5a-719b-ac88-b40f8bd8aaef/supply-of-tenax-ta-sorbent-tubes pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Supply of Tenax-TA Sorbent Tubes [Ministry of Defence](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence) Estimated value £180,968 Published 10 Nov 2021 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 5 year contract to Markes International for the provision of Tenax-TA Sorbent Tubes. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for technical reasons. While the Tenax-ta tubes can be sourced from multiple manufacturers the tubes themselves are unique to each suppliers' specifications and will not be compatible with machines designed for specific suppliers test tubes. MOD only requires tubes and immediately associated items, which are required to be compatible with its existing machines. Switching suppliers would require recertification of the laboratories testing processes for the samples as well as the purchase of new equipment. Using incompatible equipment would result in anomalies with unacceptable risk to the safety of MOD personnel. ## CPV classification Test tubes Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f454e831-78ed-4925-9213-800f3cafbbcc) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Ministry of Defence: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [Enteral feeds – Enteralna prehrana · Klinički Bolnički Centar Split · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-61f0-727d-a7e5-8af11fde40a5/croatia-enteral-feeds-enteralna-prehrana) [Medical consumables – Disinfection and cleaning agents for clean rooms for the health authorities in Norway · Sykehusinnkjøp HF · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-629b-71e3-9d15-1566305fee3b/norway-medical-consumables-disinfection-and-cleaning-agents-for-clean-rooms) [Cardiovascular devices – Echipamente medicale, reactivi si consumabile pentru proiect SEARCH-VASC · Spitalul Universitar de Urgenta Bucuresti · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7b70-701e-8db6-548c9a12e7d9/romania-cardiovascular-devices-echipamente-medicale-reactivi-si-consumabile) [Ultrasonic unit – Ultrahang készülékek beszerzése · Szegedi Tudományegyetem · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7bcc-71ad-9cac-d27862dc4773/hungary-ultrasonic-unit-ultrahang-keszulekek-beszerzese) [Injectable solutions – Dostawa płynów infuzyjnych, środków kontrastowych (...), w podziale na 50 części. · Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Białej Podlaskiej · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-620a-7237-a97a-c48819290b4a/poland-injectable-solutions-dostawa-plynow-infuzyjnych-srodkow-kontrastowyc) [Various medicinal products – ct2395/2026 - framework contract for the supply of bupropion hydrochloride150mg and 300mg modified-release tablets/capsules · Department of Contracts · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-63b4-73ea-a7ea-3c33a886a132/malta-various-medicinal-products-ct23952026-framework-contract-for-the-su)