Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Non-Invasive Pre-natal Testing
Authority: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNon Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) service based at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, screening for Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes, in line with UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) recommendations and NHS England requirements. In some instances, fetal sexing is performed in addition to the main trisomy’s. The SAFE test has been set up as a collaboration between the Fetal Medicine Unit and the St George’s Genomics Service, which is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory. The service provides NIPT to approximately one third of the NHS maternity services in England and several private clinical services
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 50
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 17 Dec 2024, 10:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 14:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jan 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005363- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c89cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 20 Jan 2025
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Jan 2025 → 21 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline20 Jan 2025
- Bids opened20 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Contract starts326 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Notice published274 days ago21 Jan 2026, 14:43 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Jan 2026, 14:43 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yourgene HealthSME | £2,047,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005363-2026-1 · Yourgene HealthSME
- Signed
- 21 Jan 2026
- Value
- £2,047,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
- NHS South West London Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Yourgene HealthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.