Official UK procurement notice
UHL Phlebotomy 26-28 / UHL_A_Phlebotomy_2628.V.0.1
Authority: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of an outpatient phlebotomy service supporting Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, including adult blood collection for referred patients at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust sites, with access to inpatient, outpatient, and community-based services.
CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice, ThisAwarded
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice, This
contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2016 do not apply to this award.
No declared conflicts of interest.
Provision of an outpatient phlebotomy service supporting Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, including adult blood collection for referred patients at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust sites, with access to inpatient, outpatient, and community-based services.
There is an existing service.
There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care
services. Services are provided by UHL at a range of NHS community and Acute sites
across the county: with results shared via the Subcontractors Radiology Information
Systems. The integrated nature of our services, systems and processes means this could
not reasonably be provided by another supplier.
Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider.
Expected Lifetime value of contract £47956.00
Contract is awarded for 2 years April 2026 - March 2028
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
- 9 Jul 2026, 13:03 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 13:03 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064690- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c776Find 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) confirmation of contract award notice, This
contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For
the avoidance of doubt, the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/PA 2023 do not
apply to this award.
There is an existing service.
There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care
services. The integrated nature of our services, systems and processes means this could
not reasonably be provided by another supplier.
Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider.
Expected Lifetime value of contract £47956.00
Contract is awarded for 2 years April 2026 - March 2028
No declared conflict of interest
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice, This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/PA 2023 do not apply to this award. There is an existing service. There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services. The integrated nature of our services, systems and processes means this could not reasonably be provided by another supplier. Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider. Expected Lifetime value of contract £47956.00 Contract is awarded for 2 years April 2026 - March 2028 No declared conflict of interest
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester LE1 6WW | £47,956 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 064690-2026-1 · University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester LE1 6WW
- Signed
- 28 May 2026
- Value
- £47,956
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Leicestershire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.