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Published 30 Apr 2026, 12:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Fungitell Kinetic Assay for Public Health Wales

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)

Direct award
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)
Awarded value£414,393published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 28 May 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to ASSOCIATES OF CAPE COD INTERNATIONAL, INC.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Fungitell Kinetic Assay for Public Health Wales for the detection of (1-3)-Beta-D-glucan (BDG) in body fluids, particularly blood, for the diagnostic indication of fungal infection in line with the NICE sepsis pathway testing regime. Fungitell is the only kit system specified within the NICE guidelines as part of the sepsis pathway that is clinically validated.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Wales
33696500 Laboratory reagents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
30 Apr 2026, 12:36 BST
Last source update
29 May 2026, 14:08 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050880
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068f2b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Fungitell is the only clinically validated kit system specified within the NICE guidelines as part of the sepsis pathway.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

29 May 2026 → 9 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published153 days ago
    29 May 2026, 14:08 BST
  2. Standstill ends141 days ago
    9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    30 Apr 2026, 12:36 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 May 2026, 14:08 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    11 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £414,3931 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ASSOCIATES OF CAPE COD INTERNATIONAL, INC.Provision of Fungitell Kinetic Assay11 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2027£414,39328 May 2026standstill to 9 Jun 2026Standstill

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender