--- title: "PHW-DCO-58400 Sexual Health Testing Managed Service For PHW" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e362" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e362" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e362.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e362.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)" published: "2026-08-13" --- # PHW-DCO-58400 Sexual Health Testing Managed Service For PHW Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e362 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e362) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e362.json) ## Summary Public Health Wales is procuring a managed laboratory service for sexual health testing and related analysis. The work supports diagnostic microbiology for Welsh Health Boards and surveillance to protect public health, focusing on sexual health markers and associated tests. Testing is organised across three sites: UHW / Imperial Park Unit 5 in Newport, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Rhyl and Singleton Hospital in Swansea, with clinical support and input from the Welsh Specialist Virology Centre in Cardiff. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, acted as the buying organisation. The requirement falls within laboratory services and concerns a short-term extension of the existing managed service at the Newport site while a wider procurement is conducted. The procurement has completed and the contract was awarded to Roche Diagnostics Limited. The award was made on 13 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date for £662,034.21. The route was a limited procedure using an award without prior publication of a call for competition, as a call-off from the NHS Supply Chain Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing and Pathology Managed Services arrangement. The stated award criterion was price. One bid was recorded, with no SME bids. The procurement had one lot covering the managed sexual health testing service; that lot is recorded as cancelled, although the related award is active and the contract is active. No contract end date is recorded in the process. This award indicates demand for suppliers able to provide managed laboratory diagnostics for sexual health screening within a regional public health system. A credible competitor would need the capability to analyse sexual health markers and related tests reliably across multiple Welsh testing sites, while supporting diagnostic services for Health Boards and public health surveillance. The requirement also points to the importance of coordinating laboratory operations with specialist clinical virology input, particularly from the Welsh Specialist Virology Centre in Cardiff. The successful supplier was a large diagnostics company, and the procurement attracted one bid, suggesting that relevant market experience, operational capacity and the ability to deliver an established managed service at regional scale are important competitive considerations when this requirement is next tested. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077128-2026 | | 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 | 13 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £662,034 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | | Locality | ST ASAPH | | Postcode area | Llandudno | | Postcode | LL17 0JL | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire | | Local authority | Denbighshire | | Electoral ward | Bodelwyddan | | Westminster constituency | Clwyd North | | Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71900000 - Laboratory services ## Release History - 13 Aug 2026 at 11:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077128-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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