Official UK procurement notice
S&P25020 - Second Tier Testing SYBP & LTHT
Authority: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPROVISION OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES : <br/>SECOND TIER TESTING (by HPLC) OF BLOODSPOT SAMPLES AS PART OF NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAMME FOR SICKLE CELL AND THALASSAEMIA
CPV: Blood analysis services · Laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provider will deliver confirmatory testing for newborn screening results for sickle…Awarded
Provider will deliver confirmatory testing for newborn screening results for sickle cell disease obtained from LS-MS/MS analysis in the Newborn Screening Laboratory at Sheffield Children’s Hospital using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). This analysis constitutes the second tier testing required as part of the Newborn Screening Programme for Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded under NHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A. The Provider is currently meeting all contractual and legislative requirements as detailed in the NHS Standard Subcontract. <br/><br/>The services will be provided under this contract for 12 months from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
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
- 27 Jan 2026, 11:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 11:54 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007039- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060f87Find 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 intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the health care services (providers selection regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the public contracts regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded this contract 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 provisions provided selection regime regulations 2024. For the avoided of doubt the provisions of the public contracts regulations 2015 do not apply to this award<br/><br/>Decision makers are operations director clinical director and contracts director<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest have been registered
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | £15,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007039-2026-1 · LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £15,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview contact point
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.