Official UK procurement notice
PHW-FTS-57456 Self Sampling STI Testing for Public Health Wales
Procurement agent: Public Health Wales NHS Trust·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£12,500,000≈ £6.3m / year · £15,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update21.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2025awarded 11 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to Health Services Laboratories LLP
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPublic Health Wales (PHW) are seeking to appoint a provider for the provision of testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections. The service will consist of the provision of kits to patients following a request via an online portal (currently in place), testing of kits once returned and notification of results to PHW/Patients.
CPV: Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£12,500,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per ITT Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT Documents
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: As Per ITT Documents
- Cost: As Per ITT Documents
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per ITT Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT Documents
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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Mar 2025, 14:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
PHW-OJEU-57456- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041919- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eba0Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per tender documents
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Submission deadline
- 2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ (ITT code itt_118525)
Timeline
11 Mar 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published11 Mar 2025, 14:55 GMT
- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 11:33 BST
- Next notice expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by26 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by337 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent231 days ago11 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published231 days ago11 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Standstill ends218 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts180 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Mar 2025, 14:55 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 16:33 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned23 May 2025, 16:33 BST
- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 11:33 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £12,500,00022 Jul 2025, 11:33 BST
- Status changed to active22 Jul 2025, 11:33 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Jul 2025, 11:33 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST22 Jul 2025, 11:33 BST
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 11 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £9,797,6801 award exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services Laboratories LLPSelf-Sampling STI Testing for Public Health Wales1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2030Extensions: Two 12 month extension periods to be taken an PHWs discretion. | £9,797,680 | 11 Mar 2026standstill to 23 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityProcurement Lead
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Health Services LaboratoriesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender