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Microbiology service including clinical Microbiology lab testing and advice

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:57.

Opportunity overview

To provide a range of diagnostic services and care pathways including Virology, Serology, Molecular and Clinical advice. The provision of a comprehensive diagnostic referral service and incident support services.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

UK Health Security Agency

Match pending…
Contract value
£163k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Mar 2025
Award ID
010214-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
00000N/A
Location
oxford, UKJ1, OX11 0RQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85111800 — Pathology services

Lots

  • The provision of a comprehensive diagnostic microbiology service including clinical advice to healthcare professionals. <br/><br/>The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £162,993.<br/><br/>The contract dates are 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026<br/><br/>This is an existing service with the existing provider.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef38
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 31 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.The date of contract award: 1 April 2025 The dates between which the services are intended be provided: 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026The lifetime value of the contract: £162,993.00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85111800
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pathology services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The provision of a comprehensive diagnostic microbiology service including clinical advice to healthcare professionals. <br/><br/>The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £162,993.<br/><br/>The contract dates are 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026<br/><br/>This is an existing service with the existing provider.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Musgrove Park Hospital

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1287
Name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK23
Locality
Taunton
Postal Code
TA1 5DA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Musgrove Park Hospital

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Contact

Name
Hollie Caddy
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-141166
Name
UK Health Security Agency

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ1
Locality
oxford
Postal Code
OX11 0RQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Harwell Campus

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
00000N/A
Legal Name
UK Health Security Agency

Contact

Telephone
+49 1235825412
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-107961
Name
NHS England

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 4AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7-8 Wellington Place

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS England

Award information

Award 1
Id
010214-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-141166
Name
UK Health Security Agency

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
010214-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
010214-2025-1
Date Signed
18 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
162,993
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Taunton · UKK23 · TA1 5DA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK23

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ef38-2025-04-01T12:19:18+01:00compiled ·