Official UK procurement notice
BCU-ITT-62811 - NEXT DAY TRANSFER OF FROZEN PATHOLOGY SAMPLES
Procurement agent: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNWSSP procurement on behalf of BCUHB Pathology are seeking to appoint a courier contract to conduct transport runs of frozen samples or priority samples on a “next day arrival” basis to multiple locations within the UK. Samples will be packaged to UN3373 requirements and consist of either a frozen flask transport system or standard UN3373 transport tube.
The Bio flask will require collection by the courier and returning to the source location the day after arrival: the courier should provide all collection details of this whenever a “frozen” despatch is requested to ensure it is planned and shipping labels are provided for collection.
The successful supplier must have facility to conduct Transport runs as below:
Frozen samples pre 10:00 from 3 acute hospital sites at Bangor, Wrexham and Rhyl next day to
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Ysbyty Prince Charles, Merfyr Tydfil,
Priority samples with options for next day arrival pre 09:00, 10:00, 12:00, 17:00 to
- Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Mount Vernon St, Liverpool, L7 8YE
- Aintree University Hospital, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool L9 7AL
- Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
- Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9LT
We will also request a desirable price per package for additional ad hoc trips to further ranging UK locations on an as needed and arranged basis for pre 17:00 arrival
The initial term of the contract will be one year with two optional one year extension periods (1+1+1)
CPV: Courier services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£105,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Apr 2026, 14:45 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 15:49 BST
- Authority reference
BCU-ITT-62811- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046974- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068cfaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
28 Apr 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published181 days ago28 Apr 2026, 14:45 BST
- Market engagement163 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
This notice is intended to inform the market of the upcoming opportunity for a courier service for BCUHB. No further action is required from suppliers, although interested parties are welcome to direct any queries to Alexandra McHugh.
- Next notice expected158 days ago20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published158 days ago21 May 2026, 11:48 BST
- Clarification questions by137 days ago11 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline133 days ago15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published115 days ago3 Jul 2026, 15:49 BST
- Contract starts86 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Apr 2026, 14:45 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published21 May 2026, 11:48 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active21 May 2026, 11:48 BST
- Procurement method changed21 May 2026, 11:48 BST
- Deadline published: 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST21 May 2026, 11:48 BST
- Procurement termination notice published3 Jul 2026, 15:49 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete3 Jul 2026, 15:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 30 Jun 2026 | Cancelledtbc |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityProcurement
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender