Notice Information
Notice Title
Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Service
Notice Description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board intend to award a contract for the provision of a FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Testing) Service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The successful Provider will deliver a FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Testing) Service with the aim of reducing mortality from bowel cancer for patients registered with a GP in the BSol area.
As a result of this Competitive Process, a Contract will be awarded to the successful Provider for a period of 2 years, commencing 01st July 2025, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The new service has been awarded to an existing Provider. It is anticipated that the service provision resulting from this Competitive Process will have a value of PS2,547,420 for the contract period, which includes any exercised contract extensions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04cdee
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023468-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,307,124 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,307,124 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,547,420 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 May 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 May 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Kimberley Walker
- Contact Email
- kimberley.walker13@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 6AR
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG3 West Midlands
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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