External Quality Assurance (EQA) for Point of Care Testing (POCT)

Official notice

Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£88,296published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 27 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Sussex County Council intends to commission a Point of Care Testing (POCT) External Quality Assurance (EQA) service to support GP practices and other providers that use POCT to provide NHS Health Checks to their patients in East Sussex.

Contract start date was 1st April 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 8 May 2026, 08:32 BST
Last source update: 8 May 2026, 08:32 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-042221
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069406 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
8 May 2026, 08:32 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £88,2961 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust	£88,296 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
27 Apr 2026
Value
£88,296 inc. VAT
Period
27 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option to extend until 31st March 2030

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXGX-2145-PRQJ County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, South East, BN7 1UEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAwarded supplierGB-NHS: RRKGB-PPON: PWVL-6877-BXXV Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2WBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 May 2026, 08:32 BST