Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Clinical Pathology Services
Authority: COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have a requirement for lab testing services. The service includes testing a wide range of patient and environment specimens to detect the presence of pathogenic microorganisms.
CPV: Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have a requirement for lab testing…Awarded
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have a requirement for lab testing services and intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
The estimated value of the contract is £500,941.26 (VAT Not Applicable)
The services are intended to be provided for a term of 12 months from 1st March 2026 with an optional extension for 2X12 months.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Apr 2026, 15:58 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033393- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06565aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 27/02/2026.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR using direct award process C.
- Review procedure
Position: Chief Finance Officer
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 27/02/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Award decision-makers: Nicola Sherriff Christina Parks Based on the assessment and PSR decision making process (taking into account, key criteria; quality, value, integration, inequalities and access), the authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The authority is proposing a new contract to replace the existing contract at the end of its term and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably. The authority is of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the contract to a sufficient standard and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 27/02/2026 (8 working days from publication) via email to: [email protected] No conflicts of interest were identified during the procurement process. No subcontracting is expected.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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. This contract has now been formally awarded to Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust using direct a…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust | £500,941 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014439-2026-1 · Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 2 Jan 2026
- Value
- £500,941
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.