---
title: "Self-Sampling STI Testing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04542d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "PUBLIC HEALTH WALES"
published: "2024-05-03"
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# Self-Sampling STI Testing

Buyer: PUBLIC HEALTH WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04542d

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## Summary

Public Health Wales has awarded a contract for the provision of self-sampling sexually transmitted infection testing services to Health Services Laboratories. The contract, titled "Self-Sampling STI Testing," falls under the industry category of pathology services and is part of the services procurement category. The procurement stage was tendered using a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £492,000, was signed on 22nd April 2024. The contract's main aim is to ensure continuity of patient care in providing testing kits for various infections across all Health Board areas.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses that specialise in pathology services and diagnostic testing to compete for providing self-sampling STI testing services. Companies with expertise in kit fulfilment, postal services, and diagnostic testing combinations using returned samples would be well-suited to tender for this opportunity. Interested businesses should consider the current requirement for providing testing services and the emphasis on ensuring patient care and continuity of services in delivering the required testing kits.

## Notice

To provide a range of test based on the kits that are made up as needed in the various combinations of blood, urine and swabs. The service will provide Kit Fulfilment and Postal Service (per order) and then diagnostic testing combinations depending on the returned samples.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of self-sampling sexually transmitted infection testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C across all Health Board areas; including a testing modality which enables users to order a test kit from a virtual service (via a website), collect their own samples, return test samples to a laboratory, and be notified of their results by short message service (SMS) or telephone.

### Procurement Information

The contract with HSL Pathology LLP ended on 31st March 2024. A 10 week extension period has been sought to allow sufficient time to undertake a compliant procurement exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014417-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £492,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PUBLIC HEALTH WALES |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4BZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEALTH SERVICES LABORATORIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 3 May 2024 at 15:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014417-2024
- 22 Apr 2024 at 15:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013027-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

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