Notice Information
Notice Title
NNUH/OUH - Provision of Clinical Laboratory Services 2025/27
Notice Description
Reference testing services in relation to blood samples. The indicative lifetime value of this contract is PS40,000. NNUH are intending to award this service to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following direct award process C as an existing provider of this service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Reference testing services in relation to blood samples. The indicative lifetime value of this contract is PS40,000. NNUH are intending to award this service to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following direct award process C as an existing provider of this service. Additional information: 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to laura.marshall@nnuh.nhs.uk by midnight on the 26th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice services as an intention to award under the PSR.
There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision to award this contract.
The decision to award this contract is due to its alignment with 1, 2, and 3 of the essential criteria: Quality and Innovation, reflecting the high standards and continuous improvement demonstrated consistently by our current supplier over recent years; Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability, demonstrated by the seamless integration, stakeholder collaboration, and uninterrupted service provision; and Value, which is maintained through a careful balance between cost-effectiveness and the proven quality of service nurtured through our strategic partnership with this supplier. This contract award promotes these criteria, emphasizing excellence, sustainability, and efficiency in its implementation.
As such, it was agreed the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Procurement Information
NNUH are intending to award this contract to NWLP following Direct Award Process C.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059b6b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056995-2025
- 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
85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £40,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 202510 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
- NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- laura.marshall@nnuh.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR4 7UY
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk
-
- Local Authority
- South Norfolk
- Electoral Ward
- Cringleford
- Westminster Constituency
- South Norfolk
Further Information
Notice URLs
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.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-059b6b-2025-09-16T14:33:01+01:00",
"date": "2025-09-16T14:33:01+01:00",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-059b6b",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-059b6b",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "NNUH/OUH - Provision of Clinical Laboratory Services 2025/27",
"status": "complete",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "85145000",
"description": "Services provided by medical laboratories"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"description": "Reference testing services in relation to blood samples. The indicative lifetime value of this contract is PS40,000. NNUH are intending to award this service to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following direct award process C as an existing provider of this service.",
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "Reference testing services in relation to blood samples. The indicative lifetime value of this contract is PS40,000. NNUH are intending to award this service to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following direct award process C as an existing provider of this service. Additional information: 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to laura.marshall@nnuh.nhs.uk by midnight on the 26th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice services as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision to award this contract.<br/><br/>The decision to award this contract is due to its alignment with 1, 2, and 3 of the essential criteria: Quality and Innovation, reflecting the high standards and continuous improvement demonstrated consistently by our current supplier over recent years; Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability, demonstrated by the seamless integration, stakeholder collaboration, and uninterrupted service provision; and Value, which is maintained through a careful balance between cost-effectiveness and the proven quality of service nurtured through our strategic partnership with this supplier. This contract award promotes these criteria, emphasizing excellence, sustainability, and efficiency in its implementation.<br/><br/>As such, it was agreed the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.",
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "price"
}
]
},
"hasOptions": false,
"status": "cancelled"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKH15"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"procurementMethod": "limited",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
],
"procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
"id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE",
"description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive"
}
],
"procurementMethodRationale": "NNUH are intending to award this contract to NWLP following Direct Award Process C."
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "056995-2025-1",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-148555",
"name": "OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
}
]
}
],
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-48544",
"name": "Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Colney Lane",
"locality": "Norwich",
"region": "UKH15",
"postalCode": "NR4 7UY",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "laura.marshall@nnuh.nhs.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer",
"reviewBody"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk",
"buyerProfile": "https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"description": "Central Government Contracting Authority"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "07",
"description": "Health"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-148555",
"name": "OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST",
"id": "00000N/A"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "John Radcliffe Hospital Headley Way Headington Oxford",
"locality": "Oxford",
"region": "UK",
"postalCode": "OX3 9DU",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "large"
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-FTS-48544",
"name": "Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust"
},
"contracts": [
{
"id": "056995-2025-1",
"awardID": "056995-2025-1",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 40000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+01:00"
}
],
"bids": {
"statistics": [
{
"id": "1",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 1
}
]
},
"language": "en"
}