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title: "HPV Primary Cervical Screening Laboratory Service in the South West"
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# HPV Primary Cervical Screening Laboratory Service in the South West

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hpv-primary-cervical-screening-laboratory-service-in-the-south-west-ocds-h6vhtk-068139). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England South West: "HPV Primary Cervical Screening Laboratory Service in the South West". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England South West](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-south-west-GB-FTS-131556)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Services provided by medical laboratories
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £19,677,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068139`

## 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/hpv-primary-cervical-screening-laboratory-service-in-the-south-west-ocds-h6vhtk-068139#tl-md)

## Description
NHS England South West are looking to award a new contract for the provision of a HPV Primary Cervical Screening Laboratory Service to the existing provider, North Bristol NHS Trust. 
The existing contract for the provision of a HPV Primary Cervical Screening Laboratory services in the South West is due to expire on 30th June 2026 and NHS England South West have proposed that a new contract should replace the existing contract at the end of its term. All requirements outlined in Regulation 6(5) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 have been met, including not breaching the considerable change threshold, and therefore direct award process C has been deemed the appropriate provider selection process. 
After conducting an assessment, taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria, NHS England South West is content that the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.  
The service is anticipated to commence on the 1st July 2026 for an initial contract duration of 21 months, with an option to extend for a further 1 year. 
The total contract lifecycle value is £13,905,000 over the initial 21 months, and a maximum possible contract value of £19,677,000 including extensions.
This notice serves as an intention to award the contract to the existing provider under Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** NHS England South West are looking to award a new contract for the provision of a HPV Primary Cervical Screening Laboratory Service to the existing provider, North Bristol NHS Trust. 
The cervical screening laboratory is an essential component of the...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 033379-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **North Bristol NHS Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-173815`
  - Value: £19,677,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 033379-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £19,677,000
  - Signed Date: 06/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033379-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-27T10:09:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:31:14.409Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068139