Specialist sent away tests - Manchester NGH

Official notice

Authority: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF24)

Awarded value£46,733published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specialist send away tests for patients.

CPV: Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1An award has been made using Direct Award Process B for the provision of specialist…Awarded

An award has been made using Direct Award Process B for the provision of specialist referral testing.

Delivery: East Midlands

85111800 Pathology 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: 9 Jul 2026, 13:40 BST
Last source update: 9 Jul 2026, 13:40 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-064719
Classification (CPV): Pathology services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c78a 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) contract modification notice, 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 modified.

Publisher note: 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.<br/>Decision makers involved were the Commissioning Managers and Principal Clinical Scientist Biochemistry.<br/>There were no conflicts of interest declared.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £46,7331 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust	£46,733 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 064719-2026-1 · Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
1 Apr 2026
Value
£46,733
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Cliftonville, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 5BDContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplierOC388522 Finance & Procurement Business Unit Trafford General Hospital,Moorside Road M41 5SL, Manchester, North West, M41 5SLContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.