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Published 5 Jan 2026, 13:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Laboratory Services to Support the Delivery of the HPV Primary Screening Pathway within the NHS Cervical Screening Programme - North East and Yorkshire

Official notice

Authority: NHS England - North East and Yorkshire Health and Justice Team (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£28,042,053published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The aim of the NHS CSP is to reduce the incidence of, and mortality from, cervical cancer by delivering a systematic quality assured population-based screening programme for eligible people.

The aim of the Service is to support the delivery of the NHS CSP by testing samples and making direct referrals to colposcopy.

CPV: Health services · Services provided by medical laboratories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

85100000 Health services

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Jan 2026, 13:12 GMT
Last source update: 21 Jan 2026, 11:13 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-005181
Classification (CPV): Health servicesServices provided by medical laboratories
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ff54 Find 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on Friday 16th January 2026.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

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 publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on Friday 16th January 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. Written representation should be sent to: [email protected] Details of the individuals/group making the award decision: Head of Public Health & Strategic Commissioning - NHS England Senior Public Health Commissioning Lead - NHS England Senior Commissioning Manager - NHS England North East and Yorkshire Public Health Commissioning Committee The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant 5 key criteria and mandatory requirements. There were no conflicts of interests identified.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published 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 using Direct Award Process C. Contract Start Date: 01 J…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £28,042,0531 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust	£28,042,053 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Laboratory Services to Support the Delivery of the HPV Primary Screening Pathway within the NHS Cervical Screening Programme - North East and Yorkshire · Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
22 Dec 2025
Value
£28,042,053
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England - North East and Yorkshire

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: Y63 1W09, 1ST FLOOR, QUARRY HOUSE, Leeds, North East, LS2 7UAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplierGB-NHS: RR7 QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, GATESHEAD, North East, NE9 6SX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.