Awarded· 3 Jul 2025
External Assessment
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge, East
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded External Assessment. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cambridge.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Ukas
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 11:26
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded External Assessment. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cambridge. The contract went to Ukas. It was awarded on 3 July 2025. The contract value is £13,118. The contract runs from 8 July 2025 to 8 July 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - unknown. Find a Tender published it on 9 July 2025. The notice number is 038560-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-055bec.
Summary of the contracting process
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recently completed the procurement process. The process involved securing external assessment services for the Blood Sciences Department, located in Cambridge, UK, within the industry category of public authority - central government. The tender was initiated under the UKPGA 2023/54 legal framework with a procurement method specified as "Below threshold - unknown".
The award was made to UKAS, a large supplier based in Staines, which specialises in certification, pathology, and blood analysis services. The contract commenced on 9th July 2025 and will conclude on 8th July 2026, with a gross value of £15,741.60.
The notice in full
Assessments within the Blood Sciences Dept.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 8 Jul 2025 to 8 Jul 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Ukas
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procedure
- Below threshold - unknown
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Not stated in the notice: procurement method.
Values
- Contracts value
- £13,118
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 038560-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055bec
- CPV code
- 79132000 - Certification services; 85111800 - Pathology services; 85111810 - Blood analysis services
- CPV division
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cambridge
- Town
- Cambridge
- Postcode
- CB2 0QQ
- Electoral ward
- Queen Edith's
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Cambridgeshire CC
- Area
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Cambridge, CB2 0QQ · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Ukas
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about External Assessment
Who won the External Assessment contract?
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Ukas on 3 July 2025. It is due to end on 8 July 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the External Assessment contract worth?
The contract value is £13,118. The contract runs from 8 July 2025 to 8 July 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for External Assessment?
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Cambridge, East.
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