Notice Information
Notice Title
Send Away Test for Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score
Notice Description
Provision of Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score testing which addresses the issue of overtreatment with chemotherapy, particularly for patients with lymph nod-positive breast cancer.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This contract is to commission Exact Science to provide Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score which is a genomic assay that provides a personalised insight into an individual patients breast cancer biology.
This contract has been awarded under Direct Award A
The lifetime value of this contract is PS214,650
The contract is in place from 1st July 2025 until 30th June 2026
Procurement Information
Direct Award A due to there being only one provider of this service
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-061579
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009502-2026
- 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
- SME
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
- £214,650 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Feb 20262 weeks 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
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Kelly Attwood
- Contact Email
- kattwood@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLOUCESTER
- Postcode
- GL53 7AN
- Post Town
- Gloucester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Cheltenham
- Electoral Ward
- College
- Westminster Constituency
- Cheltenham
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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