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Published 23 Jan 2026, 13:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Development of ABR peer review External Quality Assurance system

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£280,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to GENQA LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Development of a standard rapid Auditory Brainstem Response External Quality Assurance (ABR EQA) scheme focused on ABR traces only in partnership with Gen QA (consortium with NEQAS and the National Physical Laboratory), to facilitate national and regional ABR EQA and provide an improved measure and assurance of testing performance.

The recent review into paediatric audiology within England has shown a significant gap in ABR testing, both in terms of knowledge in performing the test and in quality assurance of the testing. At the present time, the only form of quality assurance for ABR testing is through peer review. There is no national external quality assessment scheme. ABR peer review, is sporadic across the country, with a number of different groups across each area. The quality of these groups is variable, with differing governance structures and no consistent criteria for which cases are selected for review. Participation, desp

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Jan 2026, 13:07 GMT
Last source update
15 Jun 2026, 12:50 BST
Authority reference
C367616
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056157
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d52 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. Para 6, Schedule 5 of PA 2023 utilised.

Lead by GenQA, the consortium - consisting of GenQa, the National Physical Laboratory and the UK National External Quality Assurance Service (UKNEQAS) - are verified as the only provider offering the combination of expertise involved and required to deliver this politically sensitive programme. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists.

GenQA is operated under the legal entity of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 13:07 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 13:14 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    12 Jun 2026, 15:48 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 12:50 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 23 Jan 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £280,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GENQA LTD24 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026£280,0003 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Development of ABR peer review External Quality Assurance system · GENQA LTD

    Signed
    23 Jan 2026
    Value
    £280,000
    Period
    24 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated, This contract termination is being published to advise of the end of this contract. The delay in publishing this notice is due to administrative and operational circumstances.
    Final value
    £280,000
    Termination
    contractCompleted

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GENQA LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHYG-3824-GMWM 27 North Bridge Street, Hawick, Scotland, TD9 9BDContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

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