Sending samples out, and the accreditation that makes the result usable
Buying analysis rather than instruments changes what is being evaluated. The contract is for a result delivered against a method within a turnaround, and the buyer's exposure is that the result will be relied on -- to release drinking water, to prosecute, to treat a patient, to accept a construction material. Accreditation for the specific methods in scope is therefore a condition of admissibility, and buyers check the schedule of accreditation rather than the certificate, because accreditation is granted method by method.
Sample logistics decide whether the service works. Containers and preservatives supplied by the laboratory, collection frequency and coverage, temperature control in transit, holding times within which an analysis remains valid, and an unbroken chain of custody are specified in detail. Where results may be used in legal proceedings the custody requirements harden and the analyst may have to give evidence, which is a priced obligation rather than an assumption.
Turnaround and reporting are where bids differentiate. Standard and urgent turnaround times, an escalation route when a result exceeds an action threshold, and electronic delivery of results in a structured format that loads into the buyer's own system rather than a portable document are all contractual. Buyers commonly require participation in proficiency testing schemes with results disclosed, measurement uncertainty reported alongside values, and a documented procedure for reanalysis and for correcting a result that turns out to be wrong.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys laboratory services in Colombia?
GlobalGov holds 64 laboratory services records from 41 distinct buying organisations in Colombia. The most frequent publishers are Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud Norte E.S.E. (Oficial) (6 records); Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos // (5 records); Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud SUR Occidente Ese. (5 records); Institución Universitaria ITM (3 records); Subred Integrada de Servicio de Salud Centro Oriente E.S.E 1 (3 records); Dirección Territorial de Salud de Caldas (2 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 38% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud Norte E.S.E. (Oficial) | 6 | 9.4% |
| Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos // | 5 | 7.8% |
| Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud SUR Occidente Ese. | 5 | 7.8% |
| Institución Universitaria ITM | 3 | 4.7% |
| Subred Integrada de Servicio de Salud Centro Oriente E.S.E 1 | 3 | 4.7% |
| Dirección Territorial de Salud de Caldas | 2 | 3.1% |
What are laboratory services contracts worth in Colombia?
64 of the 64 records publish a contract value. The median is $5,548 and the largest single published value is $529,649. By size, 62 under $100k, 2 between $100k and $1M. The remaining 0 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 62 | 97% |
| between $100k and $1M | 2 | 3.1% |
| between $1M and $10M | 0 | 0.0% |
| above $10M | 0 | 0.0% |
How long do bidders get to respond to laboratory services tenders in Colombia?
Across the 56 Colombia laboratory services notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 188 days. A quarter of them allowed 89 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 338. Short turnarounds are the exception rather than the rule here: only 1 (1.8%) closed within a fortnight of being published.
How often are laboratory services tenders published in Colombia?
Colombia published 7 notices in this category in the last twelve months. Over the last three years there were 59, spread across 15 separate months of activity since 24 May 2023. January is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 24 April 2026, 160 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
Where do the Colombia laboratory services records on this page come from?
These 64 records are collected from 2 official sources: SECOP II (46), SECOP II (18). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Laboratory Services tenders in Colombia
No individual notice in this category currently has a public record page. The market figures above are computed over all 64 records GlobalGov holds for it.
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