Official UK procurement notice
NHS Jewish BRCA Programme- Direct-to-patient genetic testing
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)East Midlands (UKF)
Published estimate£3,733,647≈ £1.4m / year · £4,480,376 inc. VAT37.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 May 2026awarded 12 Jun 2026
Awarded to CHRONOMICS LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrs 7 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract successfully awarded to Chronomics Ltd. T/A Hurdle pursuant to the Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, for the delivery of direct‑to‑patient (DTP) pathway for genetic testing programmes for high‑risk cohorts, including the NHS Jewish BRCA Testing Programme and genetic counselling service.
CPV: Health services · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,733,647
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the ITT Instructions and Guidance Document for full details on the Legal and Financial Capacity and associated requirements.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the ITT Instructions and Guidance Document for full details on the Technical Ability and associated requirements.
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).
How bids were scored
- Technical Questionnaire (60%): Sets out the technical and operational service delivery questions specific to the scope of the procurement and assesses bidders' service delivery and quality.
- Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ): The PSQ contains a series of Pass/Fail questions including the Conditions of Participation. Please note that any response resulting in a “Fail” will lead to exclusion from this procurement process and the bidder’s tender will not be evaluated further.
- Commercial Questionnaire (30%): Sets out the commercial and pricing requirements relevant to the service being procured and reviews pricing and value for money.
- Social Value Questionnaire (10%): Designed to outline the specific social value requirements in the context of the service being procured and evaluate bidders' proposed social value commitments.
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the ITT Instructions and Guidance Document for full details on the Legal and Financial Capacity and associated requirements.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the ITT Instructions and Guidance Document for full details on the Technical Ability and associated requirements.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:13 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
C436926- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037538- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068a9aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to the ITT Pack for the Terms and Conditions of Contract.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 19 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Submission of Tender via the electronic Tendering system (Atamis): health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
24 Apr 2026 → 10 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published186 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:13 BST
- Clarification questions by176 days ago4 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline161 days ago19 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent138 days ago12 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by137 days ago12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends125 days ago24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published47 days ago10 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2026- Tender notice published24 Apr 2026, 12:13 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Jun 2026, 13:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2026, 13:36 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Sept 2026, 13:31 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published10 Sept 2026, 13:36 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 24 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,336,9311 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRONOMICS LIMITEDProcurement of Direct‑to‑Patient Genetic Testing Service for the NHS Jewish BRCA Programme1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 24-month extension if exercised by the Contracting Authority · Options: Option to extend if exercised by the Contracting Authority | £2,336,931 | 12 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
NHS Jewish BRCA Programme- Direct-to-patient genetic testing · CHRONOMICS LIMITED
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2026
- Value
- £2,336,931
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 24-month extension if exercised by the Contracting Authority
- Options
- Option to extend if exercised by the Contracting Authority
- Change Amend Title
6 agreed KPIs: Helpline Call Management · Postal Test Kit Distribution · Return of Test Results …
- Helpline Call Management, All missed calls to the helpline must be returned within 24 hours of receipt.
- Postal Test Kit Distribution, NHS Jewish BRCA Testing Programme - Following participant registration, the postal testing kit, information booklet, and consent form must be dispatched within x weeks. Invite-Only Programmes - Following patient acceptance of the testing offer, the postal testing kit, information booklet, and consent form must be dispatched within x week.
- Return of Test Results, Test results must be communicated to patients within x weeks of receipt of a completed saliva testing kit.
- Genetic Counsellor Appointments for Positive Variant Carriers, Patients identified as positive variant carriers must be offered a telephone appointment with a Genetic Counsellor within x week of being informed of their result.
- Downstream Referrals, Referrals to the patient’s local Clinical Genetics Service and any relevant screening services must be completed within x week of informing the patient that they are a positive variant carrier.
- Data Management and GP Notification, Relevant patient data must be uploaded to national registries (including NICPR and Lynch registries) and the patient's GP notified within x week of the patient being informed of their result.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Chronomics LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documents and all communications with the Contracting Authority, including the submission of Tender responses will be conducted solely via https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender