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Awarded· 31 Mar 2025

Antenatal Screening Service

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Warrington, North West

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Antenatal Screening Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington.

Source: Find a Tender, published 23 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:28

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Antenatal Screening Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. The contract went to Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £132,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 23 July 2025. The notice number is 042499-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0564dd.

Summary of the contracting process

This contract award notice pertains to an Antenatal Screening Service awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Managed by Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the contract operates in the hospital and related services category, specifically for ante-natal screening, providing biochemical tests and reporting down syndrome probabilities.

The contract spans from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028, with the procurement process completed through a direct award due to technical reasons and a lack of competition. The contracting authority is located in Warrington, in the UKD region.

The notice in full

The provision of the following ante-natal screening services:

  • Combined biochemical screening tests ( free beta-HCG, PappA)
  • Quad biochemical screening tests (UE3, Inhibin-A, AFP, total HCG)

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    The provision of the following ante-natal screening services:

    • Combined biochemical screening tests ( free beta-HCG, PappA)
    • Quad biochemical screening tests (UE3, Inhibin-A, AFP, total HCG)
    • Use of requesting and reporting protocols set by Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme.
    • Reporting of chance of Down's, Edwards' & Patau's syndrome using cut-offs recommended by the FASP.
    • Reporting of higher chance Down's, Edwards'& Patau's syndrome by telephone and secure email/electronic transfer.
    • Issue of Down's, Edwards' and Patau's syndrome reports within 3 working days of receipt of sample in accordance with FASP Standard S05.

    An award has been made under direct award A The contract is from 1st April 2025 - 31 march 2028

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£132,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
042499-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0564dd
CPV code
85110000 - Hospital and related services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is based in Warrington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Warrington
Town
Warrington
Postcode
WA5 1QG
Electoral ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Constituency
Warrington South
Delivery area
North West (England)
Region
North West
Sub-region
Warrington
Area
Cheshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Address
Warrington, WA5 1QG · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Antenatal Screening Service

Who won the Antenatal Screening Service contract?

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Bolton NHS Foundation Trust on 31 March 2025.

How much is the Antenatal Screening Service contract worth?

The contract value is £132,000.

Who is the buyer for Antenatal Screening Service?

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Warrington, North West.

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