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PHW-DCO-58400 Sexual Health Testing Managed Service For PHW

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

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13 Aug 2026 at 11:15

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Summary of the contracting process

Public Health Wales is procuring a managed laboratory service for sexual health testing and related analysis. The work supports diagnostic microbiology for Welsh Health Boards and surveillance to protect public health, focusing on sexual health markers and associated tests. Testing is organised across three sites: UHW / Imperial Park Unit 5 in Newport, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Rhyl and Singleton Hospital in Swansea, with clinical support and input from the Welsh Specialist Virology Centre in Cardiff. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, acted as the buying organisation. The requirement falls within laboratory services and concerns a short-term extension of the existing managed service at the Newport site while a wider procurement is conducted.

The procurement has completed and the contract was awarded to Roche Diagnostics Limited. The award was made on 13 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date for £662,034.21. The route was a limited procedure using an award without prior publication of a call for competition, as a call-off from the NHS Supply Chain Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing and Pathology Managed Services arrangement. The stated award criterion was price. One bid was recorded, with no SME bids. The procurement had one lot covering the managed sexual health testing service; that lot is recorded as cancelled, although the related award is active and the contract is active. No contract end date is recorded in the process.

This award indicates demand for suppliers able to provide managed laboratory diagnostics for sexual health screening within a regional public health system. A credible competitor would need the capability to analyse sexual health markers and related tests reliably across multiple Welsh testing sites, while supporting diagnostic services for Health Boards and public health surveillance. The requirement also points to the importance of coordinating laboratory operations with specialist clinical virology input, particularly from the Welsh Specialist Virology Centre in Cardiff. The successful supplier was a large diagnostics company, and the procurement attracted one bid, suggesting that relevant market experience, operational capacity and the ability to deliver an established managed service at regional scale are important competitive considerations when this requirement is next tested.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PHW-DCO-58400 Sexual Health Testing Managed Service For PHW

Notice Description

Public Health Wales has a network of microbiology laboratories across Wales which provide diagnostic microbiology services to Health Boards as well as surveillance activities for the protection of Public Health. Sexual Health screening in Wales was rationalised in 2011 with testing provided from three sites: UHW / Imperial Park Unit 5 (IP5) in Newport, Ysbyty Glan Clywd in Rhyl, and Singelton Hospital in Swansea. A Managed Service Contract (MSC) was put in place in 2013 and PHW plan to continue this regional approach and provide analysis of sexual health markers and related testing from the three sites with support and clinical input from Welsh Specialist Virology Centre, Cardiff This is a short term extension of an existing Managed Service for UHW / Imperial Park Unit 5 (IP5) in Newport whilst a full procurement is conducted.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Public Health Wales has a network of microbiology laboratories across Wales which provide diagnostic microbiology services to Health Boards as well as surveillance activities for the protection of Public Health. Sexual Health screening in Wales was rationalised in 2011 with testing provided from three sites: UHW / Imperial Park Unit 5 (IP5) in Newport, Ysbyty Glan Clywd in Rhyl, and Singelton Hospital in Swansea. A Managed Service Contract (MSC) was put in place in 2013 and PHW plan to continue this regional approach and provide analysis of sexual health markers and related testing from the three sites with support and clinical input from Welsh Specialist Virology Centre, Cardiff This is a short term extension of an existing Managed Service for UHW / Imperial Park Unit 5 (IP5) in Newport whilst a full procurement is conducted.

Procurement Information

Call off Contract from NHS Supply Chain Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing and Pathology Managed Services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e362
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077128-2026
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71900000 - Laboratory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£662,034 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 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
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ST ASAPH
Postcode
LL17 0JL
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
Delivery Location
TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Local Authority
Denbighshire
Electoral Ward
Bodelwyddan
Westminster Constituency
Clwyd North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

Further Information

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