Official UK procurement notice
Provision of pathology services
Authority: MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of pathology services
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) intends to contract with Liverpool University…Awarded
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) intends to contract with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT), Liverpool Clinical Laboratories, Prescot Street, Liverpool, L7 8XP for the provision of pathology services for patients and service users of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The contract value is approximately £551,342.
MCFT is currently in contract with LUHFT for these services. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2024 for a period of 12 months. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process A where there is an existing provider for the services and there is no realistic alternative to the current provider.
The Senior Leadership Team of Community, Mental Health and Secure Divisions have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded in line with Trust policy.
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
- 2 Apr 2024, 12:40 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2024, 12:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010558- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044ecdFind 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 decision makers 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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) | £551,342 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010558-2024-1 · Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT)
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2024
- Value
- £551,342
- 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- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.