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Awarded· 10 Dec 2025

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) TOUCAN STUDY

NHS England · Lambeth, London

NHS England has awarded Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) TOUCAN STUDY. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lambeth.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 10:34

    View notice

  2. 2026

    Contract starts

  3. 2026

    Contract ends

    0 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

NHS England has awarded Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) TOUCAN STUDY. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lambeth. The contract went to University of Oxford. It was awarded on 10 December 2025. The contract value is £44,057. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0 years.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 10 December 2025. The notice number is 081353-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f283.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England, a central government public authority, has awarded a contract to the University of Oxford for a study titled "Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) TOUCAN STUDY" under the health services category. This study aims to test new devices that rapidly diagnose UTIs, thereby enhancing appropriate antibiotic prescriptions to counter antibiotic resistance in primary care. The procurement process was conducted directly without competition, as it was below the threshold.

This contract commences on 1st January 2026 and concludes on 31st March 2026. The total gross value of this contract is £52,869, with the contract being signed on 10th December 2025.

The notice in full

Half of all women will experience a UTI at least once. The most common treatment is with an antibiotic. However, the number of bacterial infections which are resistant to antibiotics is rising because women are being prescribed antibiotics which they don't need.

This happens because GPs don't have rapid, accurate diagnostic tests to be sure whether a woman needs antibiotics and, if she does, which antibiotic would be most effective. The TOUCAN Study is testing new devices that aim to quickly detect UTI and suggest appropriate antibiotic for treatment. These rapid diagnostic tests could help combat antibiotic resistance by guiding immediate antibiotic prescribing and aid effective treatments in patients.

This study is focussed on evaluation of primary care provision of POCT for UTI.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

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Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Jan 2026 to 31 Mar 2026 (0 years)
Awarded to
University of Oxford
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£44,057

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
081353-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f283
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS England is based in Lambeth. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Lambeth
Town
South East London
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Electoral ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Region
London
Sub-region
Lambeth
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS England
Category
Services
Contact
Sharron Giblin
Address
London, SE1 8UG · London · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
University of Oxford
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 Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) TOUCAN STUDY

Who won the Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) TOUCAN STUDY contract?

NHS England awarded the contract to University of Oxford on 10 December 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) TOUCAN STUDY contract worth?

The contract value is £44,057. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026 (0 years).

Who is the buyer for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) TOUCAN STUDY?

NHS England, based in Lambeth, London. The named contact is Sharron Giblin.

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