Official UK procurement notice
Plaenta/Newborn Autopsy Testing Service
Authority: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlacenta/Newborn Autopsy Testing Service. PSR direct award C
CPV: Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Outsourcing of Placenta/Newborn Autopsy testing service due to being unable to conduct…Cancelled
Outsourcing of Placenta/Newborn Autopsy testing service due to being unable to conduct them in house. The service includes testing on Placentas and conducting Autopsies on babyies that are still born or pass away shortly after birth.<br/>The service is extremely sensitive and can only be conducted by government registered suppliers. Additional information: After completing a key considerations form the Trust has decided that the PSR (povider selection regime) Direct Award C is the best option. We have a current SLA in place with NUTH. The service users are happy with the current service being provided.<br/>we will award to NUTH for 2 years once the current contract expires on 31/03/2025
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
- Price
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 11 Mar 2025, 08:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2025, 08:43 GMT
- Authority reference
C335043- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008630- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb47Find 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. 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 [Add date]. 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. <br/>The decision to award via the PSR route was made by conduction an investigation involving examining the current contract specifications/SLA. I have conducted a key considerations form to highlight and identify the best route. I have asked all decision makers to declare any interests in the supplier and non where identified. <br/>Any responses may be sent electronically to beth.smith11@nhs.net
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- 2Review body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.