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title: "United Kingdom Accreditation Service - Provision of Accreditation Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0778bd"
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buyer: "Belfast Health and Social Care Trust"
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# United Kingdom Accreditation Service - Provision of Accreditation Services

Buyer: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0778bd

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## Summary

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust procured accreditation services for its laboratories, classified under laboratory services (CPV 71900000). The work concerns assessing and accrediting the Trust’s laboratory services, providing recognised assurance of their competence and quality. Delivery is in Northern Ireland; the Trust is based in Belfast. The selected provider is the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), the UK’s designated national accreditation body. The requirement is focused on laboratory accreditation rather than general laboratory operations or testing.

The procurement is complete and UKAS Limited was selected for the single lot. The Trust used a direct award, relying on the technical grounds that UKAS is the only organisation authorised to provide nationally recognised accreditation in the UK and that no reasonable equivalent supplier exists. The award was made on 23 September 2026, for £500,000 excluding VAT (£600,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031. The published award information identifies no separate scored evaluation criteria; the stated basis for selection was the absence of an equivalent supplier capable of providing accreditation recognised by UK regulators and international accreditation arrangements.

For suppliers considering similar future work with Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, this award demonstrates a specific requirement for laboratory accreditation that is recognised by UK regulators and international accreditation arrangements. Credibility depends on having authority to provide that recognised accreditation; general laboratory consultancy or testing capability alone would not meet the stated technical requirement. The selected provider’s status as the UK’s designated national accreditation body was central to the Trust’s decision that no reasonable equivalent supplier existed. Businesses should therefore assess whether they can demonstrate equivalent recognised standing and the ability to accredit Trust laboratory services before treating this as a relevant market opportunity. The procurement indicates a sustained, single-provider accreditation requirement across the Trust’s laboratories.

## Notice

Procurement of UKAS - Accreditation Services to Belfast Health and Social Care Laboratories

### Procurement Information

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust intends to award a contract to the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for accreditation services. UKAS is the United Kingdom's designated National Accreditation Body and is the only organisation authorised to provide nationally recognised accreditation within the UK. Competition is absent for technical reasons because no reasonable alternative supplier exists capable of providing equivalent accreditation recognised by UK regulators and international accreditation arrangements. The Trust therefore considers that the services can only be supplied by a particular supplier and that competition is absent for technical reasons. Accordingly, the contract is being awarded through a direct award procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090218-2026 |
| 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 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Belfast Health and Social Care Trust |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Postcode area | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT12 6BA |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Falls |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UKAS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71900000 - Laboratory services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 14:55 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090218-2026
- 23 Sep 2026 at 14:45 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090199-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090218-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090199-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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