Official UK procurement notice
Laboratory Information System · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLaboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
CPV: Software package and information systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
10 yrs from 18 Aug 2021, This Contract Variation of the scope of the original contract to extend the service to cover North Cumbria NHS ICB. It is a permitted Modification Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contract regulations 2015. The extension of the scope is operationally required for cost efficiency and optimum interoperability and the modification satifies all of the following criteria:<br/><br/>(i)the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen;<br/><br/>(ii)the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract;<br/><br/>(iii)the increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Contract variation to include Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust…Cancelled
Contract variation to include Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Equipment and Associated Service requirements into the existing Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Contract.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2026, 14:31 BST
- Authority reference
NH2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053835- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067149Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This Contract Variation of the scope of the original contract to extend the service to cover the variation to include Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is a permitted Modification Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contract regulations 2015. The extension of the scope is operationally required for cost efficiency and optimum interoperability and the modification satisfies all of the following criteria:<br/><br/>(i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; - The Contracting Authority could not have reasonable foreseen the future of the Great North Healthcare Alliance Strategy when procuring the original requirement in 2021. The strategy requires enhanced sharing of information and improved collaborative and operational delivery and associated outcomes.<br/><br/>(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; - This modification and incorporation of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requirements is within the overall nature of the original contract requirements, providing the Trust with a laboratory information management system and supporting services.<br/><br/>(iii) the increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. - This modification and incorporation of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust remains within the allowable 50% of the value of the original contract of £11,464,918, which includes permitted extensions. The value of the modification is £4,529,961.
- Review procedure
Passed
Publisher note: This Contract Variation of the scope of the original contract to extend the service to cover North Cumbria NHS ICB. It is a permitted Modification Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contract regulations 2015. The extension of the scope is operationally required for cost efficiency and optimum interoperability and the modification satifies all of the following criteria:<br/><br/>(i)the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen;<br/><br/>(ii)the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract;<br/><br/>(iii)the increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- —
Timeline
18 Aug 2021 → 8 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Contract starts18 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published130 days ago8 Jun 2026, 14:31 BST
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated27 Mar 2026, 16:41 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 23 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Laboratory Information System
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- £18,642,116
- Period
- 5 Jun 2026 – 17 Aug 2031
- Status
- active
- Change Contract variation to include Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Equipment and Associated Service requirements into the existing Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.<br/><br/>Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:<br/><br/>Contract variation to include Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Equipment and Associated Service requirements into the existing Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Contract.
LIMs
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2025
- Value
- £11,112,155
- Period
- 25 Oct 2025 – 17 Aug 2031
- Status
- active
- Change Laboratory Information System - Contract variation to include North Cumbria Integrated Care into existing Northumbria NHS Contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Laboratory Information System - Contract variation to include North Cumbria Integrated Care into existing Northumbria NHS Contract.
Contract 026220-2026-1
- Signed
- 28 Aug 2021
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 17 Aug 2031
- Status
- active
Contract 039817-2026-1
- Signed
- 24 Aug 2021
- Value
- £10,046,969
- Period
- … – 17 Aug 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | £8,464,918 – £9,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityRegional or local authorityHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesReview body
- The High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- CLINISYS SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.