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Published 8 Apr 2026, 13:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pathology referred testing 2026

Official notice

Authority: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Published estimate£2,007,699exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Multiple Suppliers2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement exercise is to complete the award of multiple Pathology referred testing contracts to various suppliers, via the Provider Selection Regime's (PSR) most suitable provider process (MSP). <br/><br/>This award will be for a total of 36 months (3 years) with each provider, the total value across both NHS Trusts is £2,852,768.49 (Excluding VAT). <br/><br/>The contractual dates for these agreements are the 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2029.

CPV: Blood analysis services · Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award noticeAwarded

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 4th May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Any written representations should be sent to matthew.povey@nhs.net , before the above mentioned date. <br/><br/>Conflicts of interest identified among internal stakeholders : [0] Additional information: Selected suppliers per Trust.<br/><br/>North Tees & Hartlepool NHS FT are awarding to:<br/><br/>Alder Hey Children's NHS FT<br/>Barts Health NHS FT <br/>Belfast Health and Social care Trust<br/>Black Country Pathology Services (The Royal Wolverhampton)<br/>Cardiff and Vale ULHB<br/>CDDFT<br/>Epilepsy Society<br/>Gateshead NHS FT<br/>Gloucestershire Hospital NHS FT<br/>Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS<br/>Imperial College Projects Ltd<br/>Lothian NHS<br/>Manchester Universities NHS FT<br/>NHS Blood and Transplant<br/>North Bristol NHS Trust<br/>Oxford University Hospital NHS FT<br/>Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT<br/>Synnovis Analytics LLP<br/>The Christie Pathology Partnership<br/>The Royal Marsden NHS FT<br/>The Royal Wolverhampton NHS FT (Black Country Pathology)<br/>UK Health Security Agency<br/>University College London <br/>University College London Hospitals NHS FT<br/>University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS<br/>York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS FT<br/><br/>Total estimated value per annum £253,365.83 (ex VAT).<br/><br/>South Tees NHS FT are awarding to:<br/><br/>Barts and London NHS FT<br/>Cambridge Clinical Laboratory<br/>Cambridge University Hospitals NHS<br/>Cardiff and Vale ULHB<br/>Epilepsy Society<br/>Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS <br/>Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS<br/>HSL Pathology Ltd<br/>Imperial College Healthcare NHS FT<br/>Imperial College Projects Ltd<br/>Manchester University NHS FT<br/>North Bristol NHS <br/>North Cumbria Integrated Care Nhs Ft<br/>Oxford NHS FT<br/>Public Health Wales<br/>Royal Devon and Exeter<br/>Royal Marsden NHS FT<br/>Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT<br/>Synnovis<br/>UK Health Security Agency<br/>University College London Hospitals<br/>University College of Liverpool Hospital<br/>University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS<br/>York Teaching Hospitals NHS<br/><br/>Total estimated value per annum £697,557.00 (ex VAT).

Delivery: North East · James Cook University Hospital

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Apr 2026, 13:31 BST
Last source update
5 May 2026, 08:12 BST
Authority reference
W229654
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040780
Classification (CPV)
Blood analysis servicesPathology services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067dfc Find a Tender
Why no open competition

New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

The services in this project are pre-existing services that are already underway in both NHS Trusts. The PSR , MSP, have been utilised to complete multiple awards to the incumbent providers of the services.

Publisher note: This testing includes but is not limited to biochemistry, cellular pathology, virology, haematology, immunology, microbiology, neuro immunology, haematology coagulation and bacteriology.

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Apr 2026 → 5 May 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Next notice expected209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published175 days ago
    5 May 2026, 08:12 BST

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    23 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
Published amendments (1)

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.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-04: 1 release · 8 Apr 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £2,852,7681 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Multiple Suppliers£2,852,768 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Multiple Suppliers£2,852,768 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 037085-2026-1 · Multiple Suppliers

    Signed
    1 Apr 2026
    Value
    £2,852,768
    Status
    active
  • Contract 037086-2026-1 · Multiple Suppliers

    Signed
    1 Apr 2026
    Value
    £2,852,768
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentHealth Care ServicesHealth 2 Eggleston Court, Middlesbrough, North East, TS2 1RUContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • University Hospital of North TeesContracting authority Stockton, North EastContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Murray BuildingMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point MiddlesbroughContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Multiple suppliers.Awarded supplier00925371 James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, Middlesbrough, UK, TS4 3BWContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.