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title: "T-Spot Testing Provided by Oxfordshire Diagnostic Laboratories"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077c71"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-29"
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# T-Spot Testing Provided by Oxfordshire Diagnostic Laboratories

Buyer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c71

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## Summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust buys outsourced T-Spot testing, a pathology service used to detect infection in patients with reduced or compromised immune systems. The requirement is for testing on a cost-and-volume basis, with an expected throughput of around 2,100 tests a year. The service supports the Trust’s patient care by using a test described as better at picking up infections in this patient group. Work is associated with Gloucestershire; the delivery location is identified as Cheltenham. The contracting process covers one testing requirement, rather than a range of separate services or supplies.

The contract has been awarded to Oxford Diagnostic Laboratories under the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award A route, on the stated basis that it was the only provider of this test. The notice describes an award without prior competition; the stated evaluation criterion was cost. The award is active and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 29 September 2026, with a value of £84,000. Its stated period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. One lot is listed, though its status is recorded as cancelled while the award and contract are active. The process is confirmed as being under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

For suppliers considering this buyer’s future outsourced T-Spot testing, the key capability is delivering a specialist diagnostic test that detects infection in patients with reduced or compromised immune systems. The described scale is around 2,100 tests annually, so credible providers would need the capacity to handle recurring patient testing and a cost-and-volume service arrangement. The selected supplier was identified as the sole provider of this test, making specialist availability central to the award rationale. The stated evaluation basis was cost. A prospective competitor would therefore need to demonstrate that it can provide the required T-Spot test reliably at the required volume, alongside a competitive cost structure. This is a focused pathology requirement for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, not a broader laboratory services contract.

## Notice

To secure appropriate outsourced T-Spot as this kind of testing are better at picking up infections in patients with reduced/compromised immune system.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

GHFT are looking to secure T-Spot Testing for patients as this kind of testing are better at picking up infections in patients with reduced/compromised immune system. This will be on a cost and volume basis. 
The award has been awarded under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A as Oxfordshire Diagnostics are the only provider of this test. 
The lifetime of the contract value is PS84,000 for around 2100 tests per year from 1sr April 2026 - 31st March 2027

### Procurement Information

Oxfordshire Diagnostic Laboratories will provide T-Spot testing for GHFT patients on a cost and volume basis. This contract was awarded under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A due to being the only provider of such test.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091867-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £84,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Postcode area | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL53 7AN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Cheltenham |
| Electoral ward | College |
| Westminster constituency | Cheltenham |
| Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Oxford Diagnostic Laboratories |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 13:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091867-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cedr.com/
- https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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