Provision of Blood Culture Instrumentation, Associated Consumables and Service Contract

### 🏥 Tender Overview Canberra Health Services is seeking proposals for the **Provision of Blood Culture Instrumentation, Associated Consumables, and Service Contract** (Tender ID: PICH0004907). This procurement is essential for the Microbiology laboratory of ACT Pathology, which requires advanced instrumentation to perform critical diagnostic testing. ### 📋 Scope of Work The successful bidder will be required to provide: * **Blood Culture Instrumentation:** To be supplied under a lease agreement. * **Consumables:** A comprehensive supply contract for associated consumables required for testing. * **Service Contract:** Ongoing maintenance and technical support for the instrumentation. ### 🔬 Technical Requirements The instrumentation must be capable of testing blood culture samples to identify bacterial and fungal infections that cause sepsis. This is a vital component of clinical pathology services within the Australian Capital Territory. ### 📍 Location and Contact * **Region:** Australian Capital Territory (ACT). * **Issuing Agency:** Canberra Health Services. * **Enquiries:** Interested parties should direct all queries to the Tenders ACT team via email at tendersact@act.gov.au or by phone at +61 (02) 62079000. ### 🔑 Keywords Medical Equipment, Blood Culture, Pathology, Sepsis Testing, Laboratory Instrumentation, Healthcare Procurement, ACT Health, Medical Consumables, Service Contract, Microbiology.