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# Diagnostics - Pathology Testing Sexual Health

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diagnostics-pathology-testing-sexual-health-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6fd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Locala Community Partnerships: "Diagnostics - Pathology Testing Sexual Health". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Locala Community Partnerships](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/locala-community-partnerships-GB-PPON-PWLR-1233-GLZZ)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pathology services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE44
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c6fd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diagnostics-pathology-testing-sexual-health-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6fd#tl-md)

## Description
Locala Community Partnerships CIC (Locala) is an independent Community Interest Company providing NHS community services across Kirklees, Bradford, Calderdale and Manchester.<br/>We require a provider of diagnostic laboratory services to support in the delivery of a high quality, efficient and effective Sexual Health service covering the Kirklees, Bradford and Manchester.<br/>The Service Provider will be required to collect samples in suitable containment and transport by quickest means possible <br/>The laboratory should be United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) accredited and have evidence of External Quality Assessment (EQA), Internal Quality Control (IQC) and Internal Quality Assurance (IQA).<br/>We anticipate this contract to be for 5 years with options to extend. This will be confirmed when the tender is published.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85111800
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** Locala Community Partnerships CIC (Locala) is an independent Community Interest Company providing NHS community services across Kirklees, Bradford, Calderdale and Manchester.<br/>We require a provider of diagnostic laboratory services to support them...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013044-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-05T16:56:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:01:26.066Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c6fd