Online Postal STI Testing Kits

Official notice

Authority: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£157,049published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Preventx

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For the provision of an online STI testing service for the local community. The platform allows for the online ordering of STI kits, which are then dispatched via post to the service user. Samples are then returned to the laboratory for testing and negative results are communicated to the service users via the platform. Those with positive results that require treatment would be managed via the local services (Sefton & St Helens) using the clinical portal.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

Extensions: Two x 12 month extension options

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Jun 2025, 11:53 BST
Last source update: 23 Jun 2025, 11:53 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034330
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055195 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £157,0491 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Preventx	£157,049 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 034330-2025-1 · Preventx
Signed
1 Apr 2025
Value
£157,049
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityHealth GB-NHS: RBN Whiston Hospital, Warrington Rd, Prescot, North West, L355DRContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustReview body Whiston

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Preventx LtdAwarded supplierPreventx Ltd Sheffield, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.