Official UK procurement notice
Biochemistry Referrals - Royal Devon University NHSFT
Authority: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Awarded value £10,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Royal Devon University Healthcare NHSFT
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBiochemistry referral testing services
CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Description of Services: The contract is for the provision of biochemistry testingAwarded
Description of Services: The contract is for the provision of biochemistry testing.
The contract has been awarded following Provider Selection Regime direct award process A.
Contract Value: £10,000.
Contract Period: 01.04.26 - 31.03.28
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Sept 2026, 10:15 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 10:15 BST
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fad2
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. Award Decision Makers: Dr David Kennedy, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Clinical Lead for Biochemistry Conflicts of Interest: None more…
declared. Rationale: Suitable / compatible analytical methodology, appropriate reference ranges and clinical comments, availability of useful clinical advice (based on national reputation, and/or experience and/or user feedback) UKAS Accredited (or ETS applied for and pending assessment) or sole UK provider of a rare diagnostic test deemed of proven clinic value.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £10,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Devon University Healthcare NHSFT | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 087620-2026-1 · Royal Devon University Healthcare NHSFT
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2026
- Value
- £10,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- PSR Review PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHSFTAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.