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Published 10 Jul 2025, 10:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DCERT Lims Interface System Annual Service Fee

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK1)
Awarded value£74,592published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to X-Lab Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a digital platform annual licensing service fee that provides electronic requesting and reporting for complex testing services and ongoing support

CPV: Software support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of licencing support, maintenance, and general software upgrades for DCERT…

Provision of licencing support, maintenance, and general software upgrades for DCERT Lims system at NHS BT

Delivery: South West · filton, bristol

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
10 Jul 2025, 10:43 BST
Last source update
10 Jul 2025, 10:43 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038838
Classification (CPV)
Software support services
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c9d Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

NHS Blood & Transplant (“NHSBT”) intends to award a contract to X-Labs Limited, 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, W1W 5PF for the Licencing, ongoing Support and Maintenance of the system that allows secure transfer of complex testing results. <br/><br/>It is considered that the award of this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £74,5921 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
X-Lab Limited£74,592 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 038838-2025-1 · X-Lab Limited

    Signed
    10 Jul 2025
    Value
    £74,592
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityCentral Governmenthealth 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • X-Labs LimitedAwarded supplier05995322 Suite C10 Josephs Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, UK, LS3 1AB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.