Official UK procurement notice
PHW-DCO-61028 Sexual health Testing Reagent Rental at Singleton
Authority: Public Health Wales NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPublic Health Wales has a network of microbiology laboratories across Wales which provide diagnostic microbiology services to Health Boards as well as surveillance activities for the protection of Public Health.
Sexual Health screening in Wales was rationalised in 2011 with testing provided from three sites: UHW / Imperial Park Unit 5 (IP5) in Newport, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Rhyl, and Singleton Hospital in Swansea. A Managed Service Contract (MSC) was put in place in 2013 and PHW plan to continue this regional approach and provide analysis of sexual health markers and related testing from the three sites with support and clinical input from Welsh Specialist Virology Centre, Cardiff
This contract is a short term reagent rental to cover the Singleton portion of the previous contract whilst a full procurement is conducted.
CPV: Laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Public Health Wales has a network of microbiology laboratories across Wales which provide diagnostic microbiology services to Health Boards as well as surveillance activities...Awarded
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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 10:36 BST
- Authority reference
PHW-DCO-61028- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c1b
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
- Call off Contract from NHS Supply Chain Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing and Pathology Managed Services
Publisher note: (WA Ref:171061)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 091701-2026-1 · ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
- Signed
- 22 Sept 2026
- Value
- £235,665
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.