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Awarded· 31 Mar 2025

Microbiology Services for Referred Microbiology, Virology and Serological Investigations

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Knowsley, North West

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded Microbiology Services for Referred Microbiology, Virology and Serological Investigations. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Uk Health Security Agency(manchester University NHS Ft

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 10:39

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About this tender

In brief

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded Microbiology Services for Referred Microbiology, Virology and Serological Investigations. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley. The contract went to Uk Health Security Agency(manchester University NHS Ft. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £310,677.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 17 September 2025. The notice number is 057258-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059c11.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process concerns the Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's intention to award a contract for Microbiology Services, which encompasses Referred Microbiology, Virology, and Serological Investigations, set to operate from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Falling under the health and social work services category, this contract involves the provision of comprehensive diagnostic and clinical advice services primarily located in the UK region.

The procurement is in the award stage following a limited procedure method under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Key dates include the publication of the intention to award notice on 17th September 2025 and a deadline for representations by 25th September 2025.

The notice in full

Provision of a comprehensive diagnostic referral service for samples requiring virology and serological investigations and other investigations where indicated. This service must also include clinical advice to healthcare professionals. The contract runs from 01/04/25 to 31/03/26

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    To provide a range of diagnostic services including:

    • Virology
    • Serology
    • Molecular
    • Clinical advice advice (UK Health Security Agency will provide telephone support from a Consultant Microbiologist / Virologist for clinical advice to the Consultant team for all patient samples tested within the contract
    • Referred work Results to be provided within stated TAT's Activity baseline 15,357
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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Uk Health Security Agency(manchester University NHS Ft
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
£310,677

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
057258-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c11
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is based in Knowsley. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Knowsley
Town
Liverpool
Postcode
L35 5DR
Electoral ward
Whiston and Cronton
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
Delivery area
North West (England)
Region
North West
Sub-region
East Merseyside
Area
Merseyside
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Category
Services
Contact
julie Hartley
Address
Prescot, L35 5DR · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Uk Health Security Agency(manchester University NHS Ft
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 this tender

Who won the Microbiology Services for Referred Microbiology, Virology and Serological… contract?

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust awarded the contract to Uk Health Security Agency(manchester University NHS Ft on 31 March 2025.

How much is the Microbiology Services for Referred Microbiology, Virology and Serological… contract worth?

The contract value is £310,677.

Who is the buyer for Microbiology Services for Referred Microbiology, Virology and Serological…?

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, based in Knowsley, North West. The named contact is julie Hartley.

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