Notice Information
Notice Title
PHW-FTS-57456 Self Sampling STI Testing for Public Health Wales
Notice Description
Public Health Wales (PHW) are seeking to appoint a provider for the provision of testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections. The service will consist of the provision of kits to patients following a request via an online portal (currently in place), testing of kits once returned and notification of results to PHW/Patients.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extensions are available to be taken at Public Health Wales' discretion in two 12 month increments
Planning Information
Procurement Services and Public Health Wales have held informal discussions with the incumbent supplier and other parties in the market regarding this service in 2024. No further engagement is planned, however parties are welcome to submit expressions of interest to nwssp.procurementcataloguepathology@wales.nhs.uk to ensure they are notified of any future developments.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04eba0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021792-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85111800 - Pathology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £12,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £9,797,680 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 11 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PUBLIC HEALTH WALES NHS TRUST
- Additional Buyers
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Taff's Well
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021792-2026
11th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041919-2025
22nd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026955-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008769-2025
11th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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