Official UK procurement notice
Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Service
Authority: NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board intend to award a contract for the provision of a FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Testing) Service.
CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The successful Provider will deliver a FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Testing) Service…AwardedPublished value£3,307,124
The successful Provider will deliver a FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Testing) Service with the aim of reducing mortality from bowel cancer for patients registered with a GP in the BSol area. <br/>As a result of this Competitive Process, a Contract will be awarded to the successful Provider for a period of 2 years, commencing 01st July 2025, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The new service has been awarded to an existing Provider. It is anticipated that the service provision resulting from this Competitive Process will have a value of £2,547,420 for the contract period, which includes any exercised contract extensions.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 30%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice: 8%
- Value (Price): 30%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 22%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 30.00%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 22.00%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice: 08.00%
- Social Value: 10.00%
- Value (Price): 30.00%
- Suitability
This includes but is not limited to an ability to meet the requirements of the service specification (as stated in the procurement documents) in its entirety including the required start date of 01st July 2025.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 7 Jan 2025, 14:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 May 2025, 16:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jan 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023468- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cdeeFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 02nd June 2025. Any representations should be sent via the Atamis messaging portal.<br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>The award decision-makers are the NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board. The decision to award the contract was made by the NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board. There were no declared of potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the award decision.<br/><br/>The scoring criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria Questions were either evaluated as Pass/Fail or For Information.<br/><br/>The Key Criteria Questions were evaluated as scored sub-weighted questions, as follows:<br/>Quality & Innovation – 30.00% <br/>Value (price) – 30.00%<br/>Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability – 22.00%<br/>Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice – 08.00%<br/>Social Value – 10.00%<br/><br/>Bowel Cancer Screening Midlands and North West received the highest combined overall weighted Key Criteria score out of 100.00%. Therefore, they are the preferred provider and awarded the contract (subject to agreement).
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 7 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Jan 2025 → 20 May 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened7 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline7 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published20 May 2025, 16:49 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Status changed to complete20 May 2025, 16:49 BST
- Buyer details updated20 May 2025, 16:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowel Cancer Screening Midlands and North WestSME | £2,547,420 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 023468-2025-1 · Bowel Cancer Screening Midlands and North WestSME
- Signed
- 19 May 2025
- Value
- £2,547,420
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bowel Cancer Screening Midlands and North WestAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.