---
title: "Sheffield Teaching Hospital Referred Investigations"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059257"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-09-02"
---

# Sheffield Teaching Hospital Referred Investigations

Buyer: KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059257

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Sheffield Teaching Hospital Referred Investigations" has been completed under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023, specifically focusing on pathology services. The contracting authority, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, located in Kettering, UK, has engaged Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to provide specialist referral testing services to its biochemistry departments. This limited award process was formally concluded on 31 March 2025, with a contract value of £21,000, indicating a direct award without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender offers opportunities for organisations specialising in pathology services, particularly those capable of providing specialised referral testing. Businesses in the healthcare sector with expertise in pathology and diagnostic services could benefit from future similar opportunities. As this award was made under a PSR modification notice, adhering to the Provider Selection Regime, it presents a landscape where qualified bidders in niche clinical services might be well-suited to compete, expanding their portfolio and establishing strategic partnerships with healthcare trusts.

## Notice

Provision of specialist referral testing by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals to biochemistry departments at KGH.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

An award has been made using Direct Award Process B for the provision of specialist referral testing.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053218-2025 |
| 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 | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £21,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | KETTERING |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN16 8UZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Northall |
| Westminster constituency | Kettering |
| Delivery location | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2025 at 13:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053218-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:999999-2099:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/how-commissioning-is-changing/nhs-provider-selection-regime/independent-patient-choice-and-procurement-panel/
- https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.sth.nhs.uk

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