Official UK procurement notice
Microbiology Services for Referred Microbiology, Virology and Serological Investigations
Authority: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a comprehensive diagnostic referral service for samples requiring virology and serological investigations and other investigations where indicated. This service must also include clinical advice to healthcare professionals. The contract runs from 01/04/25 to 31/03/26
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1To provide a range of diagnostic services including:Awarded
To provide a range of diagnostic services including:
- Virology
- Serology
- Molecular
- Clinical advice advice (UK Health Security Agency will provide telephone support from a Consultant Microbiologist / Virologist for clinical advice to the Consultant team for all patient samples tested within the contract
- Referred work
Results to be provided within stated TAT's
Activity baseline 15,357
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Sept 2025, 11:39 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2025, 11:39 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057258- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c11Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. Direct award C.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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25/09/25. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 25/09/25. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR,Direct award C award decision-maker Michael Carr
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Health Security Agency(Manchester University NHS FT | £310,677 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Microbiology Services for Referred Microbiology, Virology and Serological Investigations · UK Health Security Agency(Manchester University NHS FT
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £310,677
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UK Health Security Agency(Manchester University NHS FTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.