Award

Self-Sampling STI Testing

PUBLIC HEALTH WALES

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 May 2024 at 15:32

Award

22 Apr 2024 at 15:09

Summary of the contracting process

Public Health Wales has awarded a contract for the provision of self-sampling sexually transmitted infection testing services to Health Services Laboratories. The contract, titled "Self-Sampling STI Testing," falls under the industry category of pathology services and is part of the services procurement category. The procurement stage was tendered using a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £492,000, was signed on 22nd April 2024. The contract's main aim is to ensure continuity of patient care in providing testing kits for various infections across all Health Board areas.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses that specialise in pathology services and diagnostic testing to compete for providing self-sampling STI testing services. Companies with expertise in kit fulfilment, postal services, and diagnostic testing combinations using returned samples would be well-suited to tender for this opportunity. Interested businesses should consider the current requirement for providing testing services and the emphasis on ensuring patient care and continuity of services in delivering the required testing kits.

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Notice Title

Self-Sampling STI Testing

Notice Description

To provide a range of test based on the kits that are made up as needed in the various combinations of blood, urine and swabs. The service will provide Kit Fulfilment and Postal Service (per order) and then diagnostic testing combinations depending on the returned samples.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of self-sampling sexually transmitted infection testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C across all Health Board areas; including a testing modality which enables users to order a test kit from a virtual service (via a website), collect their own samples, return test samples to a laboratory, and be notified of their results by short message service (SMS) or telephone.

Procurement Information

The contract with HSL Pathology LLP ended on 31st March 2024. A 10 week extension period has been sought to allow sufficient time to undertake a compliant procurement exercise.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04542d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014417-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85111800 - Pathology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£492,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Apr 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PUBLIC HEALTH WALES
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
nwssp.procurementcataloguepathology@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 4BZ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Butetown
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HEALTH SERVICES LABORATORIES

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