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title: "2025-26 Microbiology Services provided by Queen Elizabeth Hospital Laboratory"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-064b5d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# 2025-26 Microbiology Services provided by Queen Elizabeth Hospital Laboratory

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064b5d

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## Summary

The Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has completed a direct procurement process for microbiology services provided by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Laboratory, under the award process regulated by the PSR guidelines. This contract, valued at £23,694.82 with a gross amount of £28,433.78, involves the provision of pathology services for the year 2025-26. The purchasing entity, BCHC, is based in Birmingham, UK, with an address at 3 Priestley Wharf, Holt Street, B7 4BN. The procurement has reached the award stage with the supplier, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which is also located in Birmingham at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston. Contractual obligations are set to commence on 5 March 2026 and will conclude on 31 March 2026, following a standstill period ending on 3 March 2026.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for microbiology and pathology service providers specialising in NHS collaborations to benchmark themselves against this contract model. Although the process was a direct award, indicating a single supplier deemed satisfactory based on previous service delivery, firms with capabilities in offering complementary or innovative pathology services may find growth opportunities by aiming for such direct contracts in future procurements. Companies well-suited to pursue similar initiatives include healthcare service providers with a robust capability in microbiological testing and those offering specialised equipment or services that enhance the efficiency or scope of pathology testing. As this procurement leverages pre-existing relationships, businesses keen on entering this domain might benefit from forming alliances or collaborations with established NHS entities.

## Notice

Provision of microbiology testing from UHB Pathology, for use by BCHC. Range of microbilogy testing services for 2025/26, as covered under PSR direct award C

### Procurement Information

As per guidelines of the PSR Direct Award C process, UHB meet the criteria of being a pre-existing provider for a particular service, one which is being set up again with no material changes made. Further, UHB as a supplier of this service are deemd highly satisfactory, and BCHC are confident they will remain capable of delivering this agreement. Further, analysis of UHB pathology's service has been reviewed against 5 key criteria provided by the PSR policy, which can be found in the attached documentation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015503-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £23,694 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B7 4BN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Edgbaston |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 20 Feb 2026 at 09:33 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015503-2026
- 9 Feb 2026 at 15:00 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011457-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015503-2026
  20th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011457-2026
  9th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/

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