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Published 8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Specimen Courier Service

Official notice

Procurement agent: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board·On behalf of: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options.

Award under framework
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKWales (UKL)
Awarded value£210,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Aug 2026
Awarded to CitySprint (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is to inform the market of a Contract Detail & Award for provision of external courier services for the transportation of pathology specimens, procured via a framework agreement (RM6354). The service supports both scheduled and ad hoc deliveries, ensuring safe, compliant, and timely movement of samples to maintain diagnostic services where internal capacity is limited.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK, Wales
85142000 Paramedical services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2026, 10:55 BST
Authority reference
CAV-DCO (26-27) 26
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085276
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UKWales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fc Find a Tender
Related procedures1

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract details notice published
    9 Sept 2026, 10:55 BST
    UK7
  3. Contract signature expected
    9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £210,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CitySprint (UK) LimitedPROVISION OF SPECIMEN COURIER SERVICES10 Sept 2026 – 3 Sept 2029£210,0007 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • PROVISION OF SPECIMEN COURIER SERVICES · CitySprint (UK) Limited

    Signed
    7 Aug 2026
    Value
    £210,000
    Period
    11 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2029
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Procurement agentPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPPR-7969-BTJG Woodland House, Maes-y-Coed Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4HHContact name, email, phone

Clients of the procurement agent

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CITYSPRINT (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXBV-8713-VGCD Red Central, 60 High Street, Redhill, England, South East, RH1 1SHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender