Awarded· 18 Mar 2025
Microbiology service including clinical Microbiology lab testing and advice
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Somerset, South West
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Microbiology service including clinical Microbiology lab testing and advice. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Uk Health Security Agency
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:02
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 11:19
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About this tender
In brief
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Microbiology service including clinical Microbiology lab testing and advice. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset. The contract went to Uk Health Security Agency. It was awarded on 18 March 2025. The contract value is £162,993.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 1 April 2025. The notice number is 012217-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ef38.
Summary of the contracting process
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for providing comprehensive pathology services, including diagnostic services, clinical microbiology lab testing, and advice. The contract, titled "Microbiology service including clinical Microbiology lab testing and advice," falls under the services category and is valued at £162,993. The services will be provided at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton (UKK23).
The contract award date is 1 April 2025, and it will run until 31 March 2026. This procurement process followed the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations, involving a direct award with no prior publication of a call for competition. It highlights the importance of providing high-quality, integrated, and innovative healthcare solutions.
The notice in full
To provide a range of diagnostic services and care pathways including Virology, Serology, Molecular and Clinical advice. The provision of a comprehensive diagnostic referral service and incident support services.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The provision of a comprehensive diagnostic microbiology service including clinical advice to healthcare professionals.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be PS162,993.
The contract dates are 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
This is an existing service with the existing provider.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Uk Health Security Agency
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £162,993
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
- 012217-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ef38
- CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Town
- Taunton
- Postcode
- TA1 5DA
- Electoral ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Delivery area
- Somerset CC
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Somerset
- Area
- North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Hollie Caddy
- Address
- Taunton, TA1 5DA · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Uk Health Security Agency
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Microbiology service including clinical Microbiology lab testing and advice
Who won the Microbiology service including clinical Microbiology lab testing and advice contract?
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Uk Health Security Agency on 18 March 2025.
How much is the Microbiology service including clinical Microbiology lab testing and advice contract worth?
The contract value is £162,993.
Who is the buyer for Microbiology service including clinical Microbiology lab testing and advice?
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, based in Somerset, South West. The named contact is Hollie Caddy.
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