Provision of Specimen Courier Service

Procurement agent: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Award under framework

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKWales (UKL)

Awarded value£210,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Aug 2026

Awarded to CitySprint (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is to inform the market of a Contract Detail & Award for provision of external courier services for the transportation of pathology specimens, procured via a framework agreement (RM6354). The service supports both scheduled and ad hoc deliveries, ensuring safe, compliant, and timely movement of samples to maintain diagnostic services where internal capacity is limited.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK, Wales

85142000 Paramedical services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST
Last source update: 9 Sept 2026, 10:55 BST
Authority reference: CAV-DCO (26-27) 26
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-085276
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UKWales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fc Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2026

Contract award notice published
8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
9 Sept 2026, 10:55 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £210,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CitySprint (UK) LimitedPROVISION OF SPECIMEN COURIER SERVICES10 Sept 2026 – 3 Sept 2029	£210,000	7 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

PROVISION OF SPECIMEN COURIER SERVICES · CitySprint (UK) Limited
Signed
7 Aug 2026
Value
£210,000
Period
11 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2029
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Procurement agentPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPPR-7969-BTJG Woodland House, Maes-y-Coed Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4HHContact name, email, phone

Clients of the procurement agent

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityProcurement ServicesGB-PPON: PXWV-6492-CGMN Cardiff, WalesContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CITYSPRINT (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXBV-8713-VGCD Red Central, 60 High Street, Redhill, England, South East, RH1 1SHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Sept 2026, 10:55 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST