---
title: "Adult Spirometry Services in Northamptonshire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078a2e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board"
published: "2026-10-16"
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# Adult Spirometry Services in Northamptonshire

Buyer: NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a2e

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## Summary

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board buys adult spirometry testing in primary care across Northamptonshire. Spirometry measures how much air a person can breathe out and how quickly, helping clinicians assess lung function and diagnose conditions including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The work is to be delivered by quality-assured staff registered with the Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology (ARTP). The service supports access to respiratory diagnostics in primary care and is intended to continue while the ICB develops a wider neighbourhood diagnostic service model. Delivery covers Northamptonshire, including the areas represented by the delivery locations in the data.

The procurement has been awarded to National Services for Health Improvement (NSHI), a small and medium-sized enterprise. The contract was signed on 5 October 2026 and runs from 17 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its value is £394,891. The service forms a single requirement for adult spirometry testing in primary care. The contract is a modification providing one year of service, with an option to extend for up to six months. The stated rationale is that a short-term re-procurement was not viable during changes in commissioning and a strategic shift towards neighbourhood health models. The decision was taken by the Contract Oversight Group at the LNR Cluster ICBs; no conflicts were declared. No award evaluation basis or competition procedure is reported.

For respiratory diagnostic providers, this award indicates demand from NHS Northamptonshire ICB for primary-care spirometry delivered by ARTP-registered, quality-assured staff. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to demonstrate suitable staff credentials and the operational ability to deliver testing across Northamptonshire in primary care. The contract is a defined diagnostic service rather than a broad health-services opportunity, so experience in spirometry and in supporting diagnosis of asthma and COPD is directly relevant. The modification is intended to maintain current provision while commissioners reshape services around neighbourhood diagnostics, including consideration of spirometry within future service design. Suppliers with the capacity to sustain existing provision and adapt delivery to a neighbourhood model would be relevant to this buyer’s stated direction.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Spirometry testing in primary care for adults, delivered by quality assured Association for Respiratory, Technology and Physiology (ARTP) registered staff. Spirometry is a common breathing test used to assess lung function. It measures how much air you can breathe out and how quickly you can do so. This test helps diagnose lung conditions like asthma and COPD.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098222-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £394,891 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board |
| Locality | KETTERING |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN15 6EY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Ise |
| Westminster constituency | Kettering |
| Delivery location | TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | National Services for Health Improvement (NSHI) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 18:39 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098222-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:999999-2099:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb/

## Provenance

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