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Provision of Infection Sciences Laboratory Testing

COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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20 Oct 2026 at 08:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has commissioned infection sciences laboratory testing that it cannot provide in-house. The work is a healthcare laboratory service, classified as pathology services (CPV 85111800), supporting the Trust’s infection sciences testing requirements. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is the selected provider. The service is for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, with delivery recorded in the United Kingdom. This is a single-lot service procurement, rather than a purchase of goods or construction work. The requirement is specifically for external laboratory testing capacity beyond the buying Trust’s in-house provision.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust through a direct award under Provider Selection Regime 2023, without competition and below threshold. The award was made on 28 September 2026, at a gross value of £131,708.33. The contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions that could extend the arrangement to 31 March 2031. There is one lot. The process records no separate evaluation criteria; the route was a direct award rather than a competitive evaluation. The stated basis for the requirement is that the testing cannot be delivered in-house by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

For suppliers considering comparable work for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, this award demonstrates demand for outsourced infection sciences laboratory testing where the Trust’s own facilities cannot meet the requirement. A credible competitor would need to provide the relevant pathology testing service and demonstrate capacity to take on work beyond the Trust’s in-house provision. The selected provider is another NHS foundation trust, indicating that an NHS laboratory provider has been judged suitable for this requirement. The procurement was made by direct award under the Provider Selection Regime, so the recorded outcome does not establish a competitive scoring model or specific technical accreditations. Suppliers should focus on their ability to deliver the required laboratory testing service at the scale of a defined, single-lot healthcare contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Infection Sciences Laboratory Testing

Notice Description

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) intend to award a contract via Direct Award Process C under Provider Selection Regime 2023 to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of Infection Sciences Laboratory Testing that cannot be provided in-house. This is to be for a period of 29 months with 2 x 12 months optional extension.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b59
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098746-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£131,708 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL3 6HX
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Pierremont
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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