Transport services to the Pathology Department

Official notice

Authority: Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£254,928published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Connections Express

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport services to the Pathology Department (inc.GP)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

64121200 Parcel delivery services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Jun 2026, 14:17 BST
Last source update: 23 Jun 2026, 14:20 BST
Authority reference: C455104
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-058999
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bb2a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency
Published justification: New contract has not been in place on time

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
23 Jun 2026, 14:17 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
23 Jun 2026, 14:20 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £254,9281 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Connections Express7 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£254,928	23 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLMV-4859-MQXP Northumbria House, Unit 7 & 8 Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park, North Shields,, North East, NE27 0QJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Connections ExpressAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04518281 4 Stable Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE32DHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Jun 2026, 14:20 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender23 Jun 2026, 14:17 BST