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Published 19 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AWARD OF BCU-ITT-60371 - PATHOLOGY TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR YSBYTY GLAN CLWYD

Official notice

Procurement agent: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Wales (UKL11)
Published estimate£100,000≈ £100k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2025awarded 20 Oct 2025
Awarded to SUSAN BIGGIN TAXI COURIER SERVICES
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Oct 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

THE AWARD OF BCU-ITT-60371 - PATHOLOGY TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR YSBYTY GLAN CLWYD

CPV: Courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 (1 yr) · up to 31 Oct 2027 with extensionsValue: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: One optional 12 month extension
64120000 Courier services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical : Technical Questions
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2025, 16:48 BST
Authority reference
BCU-ITT-60371
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053968
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Courier services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a6e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Timeline

19 Aug 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST
  2. Market engagement
    31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    This is a pre-market engagement notice and interested parties are invited to submit a proposal via the eTender portal once the tender is live. If there are any queries regarding the procurement, please contact Alexandra McHugh.

  3. Next notice expected
    2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 14:41 BST
  5. Clarification questions by385 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline381 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published357 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 16:48 BST
  8. Contract starts348 days ago
    1 Nov 2025

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 14:41 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £100,000
    4 Sept 2025, 14:41 BST
    was £148,276
  4. Status changed to active
    4 Sept 2025, 14:41 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    4 Sept 2025, 14:41 BST
  6. Deadline published: 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    4 Sept 2025, 14:41 BST
  7. Contract details notice published
    22 Oct 2025, 16:48 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £96,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SUSAN BIGGIN TAXI COURIER SERVICESSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Pathology Transport Services For Ysbyty Glan Clwyd · SUSAN BIGGIN TAXI COURIER SERVICESSME

    Signed
    20 Oct 2025
    Value
    £96,000
    Period
    1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Oct 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    One optional extension of twelve months

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Procurement agentPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: 7A1 Ysbyty Gwynedd, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Wales, LL57 2PWContact name, email

Clients of the procurement agent

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure