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

Public Health Wales NHS Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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02 Sep 2026 at 11:50

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13 Aug 2026 at 11:15

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Summary of the contracting process

Public Health Wales NHS Trust sought a managed laboratory testing service for sexual health screening. The requirement covers analysis of sexual health markers and related testing, supporting the diagnostic microbiology and public-health surveillance services provided by Public Health Wales. The short-term extension relates to the service at UHW / Imperial Park Unit 5 in Newport, within a wider Welsh regional model that also uses testing sites at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Rhyl and Singleton Hospital in Swansea. The service includes support and clinical input from the Welsh Specialist Virology Centre in Cardiff. The procurement is for laboratory services (CPV 71900000), bought by Public Health Wales NHS Trust through NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership procurement services.

The procurement has been awarded following a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition, as a call-off from the NHS Supply Chain laboratory diagnostics, point-of-care testing and pathology managed services arrangement. The award date was 13 August 2026, and the active contract is for 720 days. Two active award records identify Roche Diagnostics Limited as the selected supplier for the requirement. The contract value is £662,034.21. Evaluation was based on price. One bid was recorded, with no bids from small or medium-sized enterprises, EU suppliers or non-EU suppliers. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026. The arrangement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Public Health Wales for specialist sexual-health laboratory testing delivered through a managed-service model. A credible future competitor would need the technical capability to analyse sexual-health markers and related tests reliably, together with laboratory diagnostics expertise and the operational capacity to support testing at Newport within the Welsh regional network. Experience serving health boards, public-health surveillance programmes or comparable clinical laboratory environments would be relevant. Suppliers would also need to work effectively with hospital laboratories and provide appropriate clinical collaboration, including engagement with specialist virology expertise in Cardiff. The award route shows that access to a suitable NHS Supply Chain managed-services arrangement can be commercially important for this type of requirement.

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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/082997-2026
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
2 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Additional Buyers

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 4BZ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Butetown
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Roche Diagnostics Limited

Further Information

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