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Published 7 Jan 2021, 15:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the supply of STSTI CT/GC testing along with HIV/HBV/HCV and Syphilis testing

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£2,788,8002 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Dec 2020no call for competition
Awarded to The Doctors Laboratory, HSL Pathology LLP2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust wish to inform the market that due to the Covid-19, global pandemic they are awarding a contract for the provision of Sexually Transmitted Infection testing kits, postal envelopes and any other associated consumables to continue an online service for self-sampling.

NHS Wales Trust have been running an online service for self-sampling for STI’s since 2018 and will eventually expand to an All Wales Agreement.

Public Health Wales laboratories previously supported the expansion which has been agreed by Welsh Government. However, during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Public Health Wales laboratories were suspended for the use of STI sampling to support the national testing campaign.

Therefore in order to enable the provision of STI testing and to continue the patient online service for self-sampling, Public Health Wales awarded a contract to HSL Pathology Lab to continue the testing in private laboratories during the height of the pandemic.

However, now that the cases associated with the Covid-19 pandemic are rising further and the Public Health Wales laboratories are overwhelmed with Covid-19 testing, the service are awarding an extension contract to HSL Pathology Lab. The external provider are currently able to deal with 15000 requests a week between now and end of March 2021 in order to ensure continuation of sexual health testing.

CPV: Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK · United Kingdom
85111800 Pathology services

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Jan 2021, 15:56 GMT
Last source update
15 Apr 2026, 11:31 BST
Authority reference
PHW-STA-429
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034102
Classification (CPV)
Pathology services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02886c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust wish to inform the market that due to the Covid-19, global pandemic they are awarding a contract for the provision of Sexually Transmitted Infection testing kits, postal envelopes and any other associated consumables to continue an online service for self-sampling.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Review Procedure:

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales Trust will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.

Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments).

Publisher note: (WA Ref:164075)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £2,788,8002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 4 Dec 2020
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Doctors Laboratory£1,394,400 †—Awarded
HSL Pathology LLP£1,394,400 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 000294-2021-PHW-STA-429-1 · The Doctors Laboratory

    Signed
    4 Dec 2020
    Value
    £1,394,400
    Status
    active

  • Contract 034102-2026-PHW-STA-429-1 · HSL Pathology LLP

    Signed
    4 Dec 2020
    Value
    £1,394,400
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • HSL PathologyAwarded supplier 19 Fitzroy Street, London, UK, WC1H 9AX
  • The Doctors LaboratoryAwarded supplier 60 Whitfield Street, London, UK, W1T4EUContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.