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Published 25 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Consultant Microbiologist provision · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£44,263published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY (UKHSA)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of an experienced and qualified Consultant Microbiologist to undertake the function of Trust Infection Prevention and Control Doctor

CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: To extend the arrangement if the existing provider continues to deliver to the required standard and response times.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST
Last source update
9 May 2025, 10:51 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019977
Classification (CPV)
Services provided by medical laboratories
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0507dd Find a Tender
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 8 May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Publisher note: 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to [email protected] by 8 May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. This has been endorsed by BSMHFT Sustainability Board on 24 April 2025 and no conflicts were reported

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

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 using direct award process C. No reviews took place dur…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £44,2631 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY (UKHSA)£44,263 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Birmingham, West MidlandsContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • BSMHFTReview body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.