North Northamptonshire POCT procurement terminated | NHS Health Checks

Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 18:16.

Opportunity overview

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking to procure a Point of Care Testing (POCT) solution to support delivery of the NHS Health Checks programme from 1 April 2027. The requirement includes POCT analysers, consumables, maintenance, repair and replacement arrangements, quality assurance, training, technical support and account management. POCT enables trained NHS Health Checks providers to obtain cholesterol and HbA1c results during the health check appointment, supporting immediate risk assessment, patient discussion and appropriate follow-up. Further review has confirmed that the current screening-based POCT model remains clinically appropriate and proportionate for the NHS Health Checks pathway. The current contract expires on 31st March 2027. The Council's analyser estate is ageing, with a significant proportion of devices expected to require replacement during the new contract period. Contract management concerns have also been identified in relation to asset tracking and external quality control oversight. The proposed procurement will therefore secure a comprehensive and clearly managed POCT contract, reducing fragmentation and strengthening quality assurance, lifecycle management and Council oversight.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Procurement termination notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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-06ec31
Status: complete

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: 098204-2026
Document Type: tenderCancellationNotice
Notice Type: UK12
Description: Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098204-2026 ↗
Published: 16 Oct 2026, 17:05
Format: text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: North Northamptonshire Council
Id: GB-PPON-PQCM-5634-HGCN

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PQCM-5634-HGCN

Address

Street Address: The Corby Cube, George Street
Locality: Corby
Postal Code: NN17 1QG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKF25

Contact

Email: procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: cancelled
Status Details: Following the submission of bids received during this procurement process The Council has not been able to identify a compliant bid within the available budget of £442,589. The Council has therefore decided to terminate this procurement process to undertake a review and consider The Council's long-term options for Point of Care Testing. The Public Health Commissioning Team will undertake further market analysis and will be looking to engage with all potential providers to understand the related costs and models of provision.
Final Status Date: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00

Related lots

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Corby · UKF25 · NN17 1QG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

081157-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 26 Aug 2026, 11:13
098204-2026Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender · 16 Oct 2026, 17:05

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

North Northamptonshire Council terminated its procurement for a point-of-care testing solution for NHS Health Checks. No supplier was awarded because the Council could not identify a compliant bid within its available budget.

Published outcome signals

Initial tender notice published26 August 2026Evidence: Release history records Tender notice 081157-2026 dated 2026-08-26.
Procurement methodOpen procedureEvidence: Process procurement_method_details states “Open procedure”.
Submission deadline23 September 2026, 12:00 BSTEvidence: Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-23T12:00:00+01:00.

98% approved-analysis confidence0 supplier records analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098204-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec31
First published: 26 Aug 2026
Last checked: 16 Oct 2026, 18:16
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 16 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Cancelled procurement; no contract award or signed contract is evidenced.

Market significance

The Council intends further market analysis and engagement with potential providers on costs and delivery models before considering long-term options.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Initial tender notice published

99% confidence

26 August 2026

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Release history records Tender notice 081157-2026 dated 2026-08-26.

Procurement method

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Process procurement_method_details states “Open procedure”.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

23 September 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-23T12:00:00+01:00.

Termination notice published

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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Termination notice 098204-2026 was published 2026-10-16T17:05:51+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Cancelled

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Award 1 has status “cancelled” and finalStatusDate 2026-10-16.

VALUES

Published values explained

Available budget

99% confidence

GBP 442,589

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Cancellation status details states that no compliant bid was identified within the available budget of £442,589.

Published maximum value

98% confidence

GBP 442,588.80

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Process value_max is 442588.8 GBP.

Awarded contract value

99% confidence

Unknown; no award was made

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The sole award is cancelled and no award value is supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Intended service commencement

96% confidence

1 April 2027

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The requirement description says the solution was intended to support programme delivery from 1 April 2027.

Previous contract expiry

96% confidence

31 March 2027

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The requirement description states that the current contract expires on 31 March 2027.

Cancellation decision date

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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Award 1 finalStatusDate is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Point-of-care testing solution for North Northamptonshire's NHS Health Checks Service

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Process title and description.

Included services and supplies

99% confidence

POCT analysers, consumables, maintenance, repair, replacement, quality assurance, training, technical support and account management

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Requirement description explicitly lists these elements.

Clinical use case

98% confidence

Cholesterol and HbA1c results during health-check appointments to support immediate risk assessment and follow-up

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Requirement description describes the POCT pathway and intended use.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot

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Tender details list lot 1 only; the cancelled award relates to lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Process procurement_method_details states “Open procedure”.

Bids received

94% confidence

Bids were submitted; number not published

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Cancellation status details refers to “submission of bids received”; no bid count is supplied.

Reason for termination

99% confidence

No compliant bid was identified within the available budget

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Cancellation status details explicitly gives this reason.

Supplier award

99% confidence

None

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No suppliers are listed and award 1 is cancelled.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

No concluded or signed contract evidenced

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The procurement was terminated and the only award record is cancelled.

Contract start and end dates

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract_start_at or contract_end_at is supplied; the 1 April 2027 date is an intended service commencement, not evidence of a concluded contract.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Budget-market fit

99% confidence

The published termination indicates that compliant bids did not fit the available budget.

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Cancellation status details states that the Council could not identify a compliant bid within £442,589.

Potential market engagement focus

98% confidence

Cost and models of provision

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The Council states it will engage potential providers to understand related costs and provision models.

Service model priorities

96% confidence

Comprehensive lifecycle management, quality assurance and stronger Council oversight

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Requirement description says the planned procurement sought to reduce fragmentation and strengthen these areas.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec31
Analysed: 16 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

North Northamptonshire Council

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Process buyer_name and buyer party record.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer party classification is “Public authority - sub-central government”.

Operational drivers

97% confidence

Ageing analyser estate, expected replacements, and concerns over asset tracking and external quality-control oversight

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Requirement description identifies these drivers for the proposed procurement.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Suppliers

99% confidence

No awarded supplier

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No supplier records are supplied and the procurement was cancelled.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Next procurement outlook

98% confidence

Council review and market engagement indicated; timing unknown

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The cancellation notice says the Council will undertake further market analysis and seek engagement with potential providers on costs and models of provision.

Renewal date estimate

99% confidence

Not available

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No new procurement, contract end date, or retender timetable is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Cancellation status

99% confidence

This is a termination notice, not an award notice

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The notice document type is tenderCancellationNotice and award 1 is cancelled.

No supplier or contract data

99% confidence

No supplier, individual award value, contract signature date, or concluded contract dates are published

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Suppliers array is empty; award value and contract dates are null.

Budget value presentation

98% confidence

The narrative budget (£442,589) differs by £0.20 from the structured maximum value (£442,588.80), likely due to rounding

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Cancellation narrative gives £442,589; process value_max is 442588.8.

Lot detail

99% confidence

The sole lot has no published title, description or individual value

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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No awarded supplier, contract value, signed-contract evidence, contract dates, bid count, evaluation results or pricing breakdown is published.
The notice does not publish a title, description or value for the sole lot.
The new procurement timetable and any future delivery model are unknown.
The available-budget figure is presented as £442,589 in the cancellation narrative and £442,588.80 in structured data.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Was a supplier awarded the North Northamptonshire POCT contract?

No. The procurement was terminated and no awarded supplier is published.

Why was the POCT procurement terminated?

The Council stated that it could not identify a compliant bid within the available budget of £442,589.

What happens next?

The Council said it will review long-term options, carry out further market analysis and engage potential providers on costs and delivery models.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Point of Care Testing (POCT) for North Northamptonshire's NHS Health Checks Service

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