Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Clinical Support for Virology Testing
Authority: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionReferral of virology specimens and provision of clinical support for virology testing and interpretation of results
CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Referral of virology specimens and provision of clinical support for virology testing…Awarded
Referral of virology specimens and provision of clinical support for virology testing and interpretation of results. Service is part of an on-going agreement within the Cheshire and Merseyside network.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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 Aug 2026, 12:10 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:10 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078071- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e586Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The nature of the service is linked regionally via the C&M Pathology Network and any change of supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving a service that would be incompatible with the existing processes and procedures.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT | £150,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078071-2026-1 · Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Value
- £150,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Alder Hey Children's Hospital Foundation TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.