---
title: "Provision of Clinical Support for Virology Testing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e586"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# Provision of Clinical Support for Virology Testing

Buyer: ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e586

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## Summary

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust procured clinical support for virology testing, classified as medical laboratory services (CPV 85145000). The requirement covered referral of virology specimens, clinical support for testing, and interpretation of results. It formed part of an ongoing agreement within the Cheshire and Merseyside Pathology Network, so the service is tied to regional pathology arrangements and established operating procedures. Delivery was centred on Liverpool and the Cheshire and Merseyside network area. The buyer is an NHS trust, and the selected provider is Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, also based in Liverpool. This is a specialist healthcare laboratory and clinical support requirement rather than a general testing, consultancy or routine administrative services opportunity.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, on the stated basis that the service is regionally linked through the Cheshire and Merseyside Pathology Network and that changing supplier would make the service incompatible with existing processes and procedures. The requirement was evaluated on price. The single lot is recorded as cancelled, while the related award to Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is active. One bid was recorded. The contract value is £150,000, including the stated currency of GBP, and the contract was signed on 4 August 2026. The award covers the virology specimen referral and clinical support requirement described above.

This opportunity indicates demand for an integrated virology support service within an NHS pathology network. A credible competitor would need clinical and laboratory capability covering specimen referral, virology testing support and interpretation of results, with the ability to work safely within established NHS processes. Experience of regional pathology networks and operational compatibility with existing procedures would be particularly important, since the buyer’s rationale focused on continuity and incompatibility risks when changing supplier. Suppliers would also need sufficient organisational capacity to provide a dependable specialist service for an NHS trust, supported by qualified clinical and laboratory personnel and robust arrangements for handling specimens and communicating results. The selected supplier was a large organisation, indicating the scale and assurance expected for this requirement.

## Notice

Referral of virology specimens and provision of clinical support for virology testing and interpretation of results

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Referral of virology specimens and provision of clinical support for virology testing and interpretation of results. Service is part of an on-going agreement within the Cheshire and Merseyside network.

### Procurement Information

The nature of the service is linked regionally via the C&M Pathology Network and any change of supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving a service that would be incompatible with the existing processes and procedures.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078071-2026 |
| 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 | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 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 | £150,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L12 2AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Sandfield Park |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool West Derby |
| Delivery location | TLD72 Liverpool |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 12:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078071-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.alderhey.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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