Notice Information
Notice Title
Lab Services Freeman - SQCL
Notice Description
Laboratory Services
Lot Information
Lot 1
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provide Laboratory Services to the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust. This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS38,357.87. Service scheduled to commence 01/04/2026 and conclude 31/03/2027
Procurement 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill standstill period begins on 7th July 2026. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the end of standstill.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c559
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063712-2026
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- 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
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20263 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
- THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION 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
- NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
- Postcode
- NE7 7DN
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Dene & South Gosforth
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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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