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Published 31 Jul 2025, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PHW-ITT-58174 Dried Blood Spot Cards

Official notice

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

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)
Published estimate£108,000≈ £36k / year · £129,598 inc. VAT22.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 12 Dec 2025
Awarded to Trafalgar Scientific Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 4 Jan 2029 · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Public Health Wales (PHW) is committed to supporting the national Blood-Borne Virus (BBV) screening services, including for HIV, Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV), and syphilis. As part of this effort, PHW requires a consistent and reliable supply of Dried Blood Spot (DBS) sample collection cards, which are critical for ensuring the accurate collection and analysis of samples across our screening programs.

CPV: Miscellaneous medical devices and products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£108,000
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £108,000 exc. VAT · £129,598 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
33190000 Miscellaneous medical devices and products
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

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: 25%Price: 75%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 25%
  • Commercial: 75%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial
  • Technical
Conditions of participation1
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 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
Goods
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
31 Jul 2025, 15:46 BST
Last source update
18 Dec 2025, 16:54 GMT
Authority reference
PHW-ITT-58174
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044863
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous medical devices and products
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056a79 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 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗

Timeline

31 Jul 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 15:46 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    22 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published308 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 16:54 GMT
  5. Contract starts291 days ago
    5 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 15:46 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 16:54 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Dec 2025, 16:54 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £83,7901 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Trafalgar Scientific Ltd£83,790 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • PHW-ITT-58174 Dried Blood Spot Cards · Trafalgar Scientific Ltd

    Signed
    12 Dec 2025
    Value
    £83,790
    Period
    1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Public Health Wales NHS Trust

Procurement agentPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: RYT 2 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4BZContact name, email

Clients of the procurement agent

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Trafalgar Scientific Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PLLD-9145-TGNN 190 Water Side Road, Hamilton Industrial Estate, Leicester, East Midlands, LE5 1QZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender