Official UK procurement notice
Support for Primary Care Cervical Screening Service
Authority: NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (Central government)·On behalf of: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) intend to commission a Support for Primary Care Cervical Screening Service.
The successful provider will work alongside Black Country primary care colleagues to deliver a support service to General Practitioners to improve screening rates by identifying and re-calling eligible people to make an appointment for screening and then affirming their attendance.
As a result of this above threshold open procedure (Light Touch) process, a Contract will be awarded to the successful Provider for a period of 12 months (1 year) (01st April 2026 to 31st March 2027), with the Commissioner having the option to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years, subject to additional funding availability.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the above threshold open procedure (Light Touch) process.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2028, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Administrative healthcare services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£594,000 together)Lot #1B. Technical: Lot 1 - DudleyAwardedRenewalPublished value£148,500
The successful provider will work alongside Black Country primary care colleagues to deliver a support service within Dudley to General Practitioners to improve screening rates by identifying and re-calling eligible people to make an appointment for screening and then affirming their attendance
Lot #2C. Technical: Lot 2 - SandwellAwardedRenewalPublished value£148,500
The successful provider will work alongside Black Country primary care colleagues to deliver a support service within Sandwell to General Practitioners to improve screening rates by identifying and re-calling eligible people to make an appointment for screening and then affirming their attendance
Lot #3D. Technical: Lot 3 - WalsallAwardedRenewalPublished value£148,500
The successful provider will work alongside Black Country primary care colleagues to deliver a support service within Walsall to General Practitioners to improve screening rates by identifying and re-calling eligible people to make an appointment for screening and then affirming their attendance
Lot #4E. Technical: Lot 4 - WolverhamptonAwardedRenewalPublished value£148,500
The successful provider will work alongside Black Country primary care colleagues to deliver a support service within Wolverhampton to General Practitioners to improve screening rates by identifying and re-calling eligible people to make an appointment for screening and then affirming their attendance
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2028
- First published
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 16:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
C408600- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002249- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0603a5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To register your interest and submit a bid, please follow this link, atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗, and search for:
Project Reference: C408600
Project Name: Support for Primary Care Cervical Screening Service
Timeline
12 Jan 2026 → 6 Mar 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published285 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:37 GMT
- Clarification questions by271 days ago26 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline260 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by239 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts236 days ago2 Mar 2026
- Assessment summaries sent232 days ago6 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published232 days ago6 Mar 2026, 16:23 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026- Tender notice published12 Jan 2026, 12:37 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Mar 2026, 16:23 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Mar 2026, 16:23 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| CHASE Search & Selection1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Subject to additional funding availability the contract may be extended for up to a further 2 x 12 months | £593,962 | 6 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · B. Technical: Lot 1 - Dudley | 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · C. Technical: Lot 2 - Sandwell | 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 3 · D. Technical: Lot 3 - Walsall | 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · E. Technical: Lot 4 - Wolverhampton | 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitProcuring entityNHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board and is supporting the procurement process.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CHASE Search & SelectionAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender