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Provision of Clinical Pathology Services

Authority: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Other - Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award C
CPV: Pathology services (85111800)
Published contract value£500,941Exc. VAT
Contract ends 28 Feb 2027
Awarded to Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Contract starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have a requirement for lab testing services. The service includes testing a wide range of patients and environment specimens to detect the presence of pathogenic microorganisms.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services(Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded to Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust using direct award process C.

The services are intended to be provided for a term of 12 months from 1st March 2026 with an optional extension for 2X12 months.

The estimated value of the contract is £500,941.26(VAT Not Applicable).

Published procurement details

Procedure
Other - Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award C
Buyer reference
C423417
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
North East, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2026
  2. Award decision
    30 Mar 2026
  3. Notice published
    23 Apr 2026
  4. Contract ends
    28 Feb 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustSupplier Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead NE9 6SX
    Identifier
    130041 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (1)

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Source record

Source
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Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-a7467ad2-1d20-4df0-9913-b24d773ffba1-2026-04-23T10:37:16+01:00
Published
23 Apr 2026
Latest update
23 Apr 2026
Procedure reference
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Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-a7467ad2-1d20-4df0-9913-b24d773ffba1-1