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title: "NNUH_East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust 2628 (HPV)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a7"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# NNUH_East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust 2628 (HPV)

Buyer: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a7

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## Summary

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is procuring a cervical screening support service from East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. The requirement covers collecting cervical screening samples and distributing consumables to selected GP practices in the East of England local to East Suffolk and North Essex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The work is a medical laboratory service supporting the Trust’s cervical screening activity. The buying organisation is based at Colney Lane, Norwich, while the supplier is based at Colchester Hospital in Colchester, Essex. The arrangement is a subcontract for services that East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust already provides to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The procurement has reached the award stage: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust was selected through the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award Process C, and the contract is recorded as active. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 for £46,312 including the stated contract value, covering 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an option to extend for a further year. Price was the stated award criterion. The procedure was a limited award without prior publication of a competition notice. The published intention to award began a standstill period, during which provider representations had to reach decision makers by midnight on 27 August 2026. One bid was recorded.

This requirement suits an established healthcare provider or specialist pathology and screening operator able to collect cervical screening samples reliably and distribute clinical consumables to GP practices across East Suffolk and North Essex. A credible competitor would need operational coverage across the relevant local GP network, secure handling and distribution arrangements, and the capacity to coordinate routine sample collection with NHS screening requirements. Experience delivering medical laboratory or cervical screening support services for NHS organisations would be particularly relevant, alongside the governance, quality assurance and workforce arrangements needed for safe clinical logistics. The award shows that this buyer uses the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award C route for an existing subcontracted service and assesses the requirement primarily on price.

## Notice

Sub-contract to cover the cervical screening sample collection and distribution of consumables service that East Suffolk and North Essex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provide to NNUH.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service provided by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is a collection of cervical screening samples and distribution of consumables to select EoE GP practices local to East Suffolk and North Essex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

NNUH are intending to award this contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C.

The dates of this sub-contract are between 1st July 2026 and 31st March 2028, with an option to extend for a further year.

The lifetime value of this contract is estimated to be PS46,312.

### Procurement Information

This is an intention to award notice following PSR Direct Award C.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078133-2026 |
| 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 | 1 Jul 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 | £46,312 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR4 7UY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk |
| Local authority | South Norfolk |
| Electoral ward | Cringleford |
| Westminster constituency | South Norfolk |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 14:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078133-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/
- https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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