Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of a Managed Service Provider to Supply & Deliver HPV Testing Kits
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£12,989,736≈ £4.1m / year · £15,587,683 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Dec 2025
Contract term 3 yrs 2 moends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 19 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is for the Provision of a Managed Service Provider to Supply and Deliver Human Papilloma Virus Self Testing Kits
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£12,989,736
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial: 30%
- Technical: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 30 Oct 2025, 14:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
C394290- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069777- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d739Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Submissions must be submitted through registering for the opportunity on the Atamis website
Timeline
30 Oct 2025 → 12 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published363 days ago30 Oct 2025, 14:40 GMT
- Clarification questions by337 days ago25 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline328 days ago4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by295 days ago6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts283 days ago19 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent240 days ago3 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published230 days ago12 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Standstill ends230 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2025- Tender notice published30 Oct 2025, 14:40 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Mar 2026, 16:50 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2026, 16:50 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published12 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMTUK12
- Contract signature expected19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRONOMICS LIMITED1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £12,989,167 | 3 Mar 2026 | CancelledFollowing an internal review that identified procedural issues with this procurement, NHS England has concluded that the most appropriate course of action is to discontinue this competition. NHS England is now taking the opportunity to assess its requirements and ensure that the future procurement for this new service is aligned to our operational needs. Once this work is complete, we will provide a further update to the market including details of the revised procurement approach and indicative timings for the future procurement |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winChronomics Ltd · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Chronomics LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender