Official UK procurement notice
Immunology Referrals - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Authority: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionImmunology referred tests
CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Description of Services: Immunology Testing ServicesAwarded
Description of Services: Immunology Testing Services
Contract Award Statement: This is a provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice, following direct award process A.
Contract Value: £41000
Services to be Provided between: 01.04.26 - 31.03.27
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 19 Jun 2026, 09:57 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 09:57 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057880- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b8b5Find 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) confirmation of contract 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Details of the Award Decision-Makers: Mrs N Keepin, Departmental Manager for Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Immunology.
Conflicts of Interest: There were no conflicts of interest identified among the decision makers.
Rationale:
- National and regional agreement in place
- Tests not currently run in house due to cost effectiveness or lack of currently verified kit
- No alternate supplier, genetics services have been consolidated.
- KPIs can be met by resource and clinical cover
- Tests are accredited or alternate quality is assured
The existing provider is the only capable provider of the service.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £41,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 057880-2026-1 · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- £41,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- PSR Review PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.