Official UK procurement notice
NHS England Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Managed Service
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe appointment of GXO Logistics Ltd to deliver the Managed Service Provider contract for the continued provision of Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) home testing kits to those eligible for the bowel cancer screening programme throughout England. These tests allow those at risk of cancer, and requiring further tests, to be identified and provision is an essential component of the screening pathway. Further tests after FIT are typically screening specialist practitioner review and a screening colonoscopy.<br/> <br/>The MSP contract broadly covers; the sending of personalised FIT kits to eligible participants in England, management of the logistics to return kits to the five NHS bowel cancer screening hubs, the supply of analysers and consumables to all hubs to test the kits, provision of training for hub staff to analyse the kits, the systems to allow results to be transferred to the Bowel Cancer Screening System (BCSS) software and a helpdesk function to resolve any issues with the service provision.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This will be completed through an open route under PCR2015 - this was run using most…AwardedRenewalPublished value£190,000,000
This will be completed through an open route under PCR2015 - this was run using most economically advantageous tender and not lowest price as per below.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 29 Oct 2024, 15:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C386858- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014131- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b252Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 5 Dec 2024, 16:00 GMT
Timeline
28 Oct 2024 → 1 Jul 2026 · 6 dates- Next notice expected28 Oct 2024
- Bids opened5 Dec 2024, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until4 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published246 days ago17 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Contract starts112 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2024- Status changed to active5 Dec 2024, 10:02 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Dec 2024, 10:02 GMT
- Deadline published: 31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT5 Dec 2024, 10:02 GMT
- Buyer details updated5 Dec 2024, 10:02 GMT
- Status changed to complete17 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Buyer details updated17 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GXO LOGISTICS UK LIMITED | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014131-2026-1 · GXO LOGISTICS UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | £210,462,766 – £210,462,766 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GXO LOGISTICS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.