ULC university hospital send aways

Official notice

Authority: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)

Awarded value£7,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2024no call for competition

Awarded to UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON T/A UCL

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specialist patient send away tests UKAS accredited.

CPV: Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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

An award has been made following Direct Award Process B for the provision of specialist patient tests.

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: 6 Jan 2026, 12:30 GMT
Last source update: 6 Jan 2026, 12:30 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-000648
Classification (CPV): Pathology services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06000b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a PSR Direct Award Notice B for the extension of an existing contract as per contractual agreement.

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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £7,5001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON T/A UCL	£7,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000648-2026-1 · UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON T/A UCL
Signed
1 Apr 2024
Value
£7,500
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Rothwell Rd, Kettering, East Midlands, NN16 8UZContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

University College London, UCLAwarded supplierRC000631 250 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, London, London, NW1 2PGContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.