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title: "Provision of STI Test Kits"
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# Provision of STI Test Kits

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-sti-test-kits-ocds-h6vhtk-05986a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust: "Provision of STI Test Kits". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rrk)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £485,520 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-sti-test-kits-ocds-h6vhtk-05986a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05986a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-sti-test-kits-ocds-h6vhtk-05986a#tl-md)

## Description
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has established a new model of care for Integrated Sexual Health Treatment & Prevention for the population of Birmingham & Solihull, which includes clinic and postal self-test STI screening kits and follow up Health Advisory support. The service, Umbrella, is a partnership, led by University Hospitals Birmingham, consisting of several community-based organisations, charities and health service providers, with the aim of improving sexual health and wellbeing of the people of Birmingham and Solihull locality.
STI Testing Umbrella offers:
• At Clinic testing:
o Sample is undertaken within the Clinic.
o Posted to UHB Labs where testing is undertaken.
o Results by phone or text.
o If positive results, follow up care and support provided.
• At Home testing:
o Criteria: Aged 16 or over and living in Birmingham or Solihull.
o Sample request is submitted and undertaken within home environment
o Posted to UHB Labs where testing is undertaken.
o Results by phone or text.
o If positive results, follow up care and support provided.
What they test for:
• Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, HIV and Syphilis.
• For men who have (or have had) sex with other men, a test for hepatitis B is also included.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of STI Test Kits (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **BLUE STEP SOLUTIONS LIMITED, Bluestep Solutions Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:07392785`
  - Value: £485,520 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F055759-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-11T10:51:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:04:23.691Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05986a