Official UK procurement notice
2025-26 Microbiology Services provided by Queen Elizabeth Hospital Laboratory
Authority: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of microbiology testing from UHB Pathology, for use by BCHC. Range of microbilogy testing services for 2025/26, as covered under PSR direct award C
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Feb 2026, 09:33 GMT
- Authority reference
C422595- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015503- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064b5dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
As per guidelines of the PSR Direct Award C process, UHB meet the criteria of being a pre-existing provider for a particular service, one which is being set up again with no material changes made. Further, UHB as a supplier of this service are deemd highly satisfactory, and BCHC are confident they will remain capable of delivering this agreement.
Further, analysis of UHB pathology's service has been reviewed against 5 key criteria provided by the PSR policy, which can be found in the attached documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 3 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published251 days ago20 Feb 2026, 09:33 GMT
- Standstill ends239 days ago3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Feb 2026, 09:33 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust5 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 | £23,695 | 20 Feb 2026standstill to 3 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (supplier)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender