Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Infection Sciences Laboratory Testing
Authority: COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Awarded value£131,708published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 28 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) intend to award a contract via Direct Award Process C under Provider Selection Regime 2023 to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of Infection Sciences Laboratory Testing that cannot be provided in-house. This is to be for a period of 29 months with 2 x 12 months optional extension.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 20 Oct 2026, 08:49 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 08:49 BST
- Authority reference
C484354- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098746- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b59Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2026- Contract award notice published20 Oct 2026, 08:49 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £131,7081 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust1 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 months | £131,708 | 28 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender