Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Cambridge University Hospital referred investigations
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Cambridge University Hospital referred investigations. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Northamptonshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 2 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:46
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About this tender
In brief
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Cambridge University Hospital referred investigations. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Northamptonshire. The contract went to University Hospitals Birmingham 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 2 September 2025. The notice number is 053214-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059253.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process concerning Cambridge University Hospital's referred investigations involved Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as the buying organisation. The procurement was completed under a Direct Award Process B, primarily aimed at procuring specialist send-away tests for pathology services. Classified under the CPV code 85111800, this procurement process falls within the services category.
The project, located in the UKF2 region, commenced on 1st April 2025 when the contract was signed with an active award status granted to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The procurement method was limited, without a prior publication call for competition, attributed to the nature of the existing contract extension outside the directive's scope.
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The notice in full
Specialist send away tests for Pathology.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process B for the provision of specialist send away tests for Pathology.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- University Hospitals Birmingham 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
- 053214-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059253
- CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Town
- Northampton
- Postcode
- NN16 8UZ
- Electoral ward
- Northall
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Delivery area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- North Northamptonshire
- Area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Louise Gilbert
- Address
- Kettering, NN16 8UZ · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
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Questions about Cambridge University Hospital referred investigations
Who won the Cambridge University Hospital referred investigations contract?
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust on 31 March 2025.
How much is the Cambridge University Hospital referred investigations contract worth?
The contract value is £132,000.
Who is the buyer for Cambridge University Hospital referred investigations?
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, based in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands. The named contact is Louise Gilbert.
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