Official UK procurement notice
NGH-NHFT Clinical and Non-Clinical Services 2024-26
Authority: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHealth and Ancillary Services
CPV: Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Award has been made following Direct Award AAwarded
The Award has been made following Direct Award A.
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.
There is an existing service.
There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services.
Start Date: 1st April 2024.
End Date: 31st March 2026.
Lifetime Value: £3,102,446
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
- 3 Apr 2025, 13:07 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Apr 2025, 13:07 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012797- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fca7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
There is an existing service.
There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services.
Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider. Due to the nature of the health care services, patients are typically placed based on bed availability and clinical presentation, therefore there are limitations to patient choice.
Publisher note: The following line should be included: 'This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.' Decision made at the Collaborative Commissioning and Contract Group of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 10/03/2025. No Conflicts of interest identified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton General Hospital | £3,102,446 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012797-2025-1 · Northampton General Hospital
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2025
- Value
- £3,102,446
- 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- Northampton General HospitalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.