Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
UK
E-mail: bethan.davies@uhb.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bwc.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bwc.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Hepatitis C DAP A
Reference number: C467725
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85140000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Reaching In, Reaching Out project aims to support female prisoners and offer follow up to their children who may be at risk of having hepatitis C.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
93 750.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Reaching In, Reaching Out project aims to support female prisoners and offer follow up to their children who may be at risk of having hepatitis C. The Hepatitis C Trust is the only known provider (patient led organisation) that provide peer to peer support regarding HCV, including in prisons, across the country. The award has been made following direct award process A.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £93,750. The contract commenced 1st April 2025 and is due to run for 15 months up to 30th June 2026, with the option to extend for 2 Years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
The Hepatitis C Trust is the only known provider (patient led organisation) that provide peer to peer support regarding HCV, including in prisons, across the country. The award has been made following direct award process A.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE HEPATITIS C TRUST
05069924
27 Crosby Row,
London,
SE1 3YD
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://hepctrust.org.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
93 750.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
93 750.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>Stakeholders involved in the decision of award, of whom have all declared no conflicts of interest:<br/>• Rachel Cockayne - Hepatitis C Project Manager.<br/>• Carla Lloyd - National HCV pMDT ODN Project Coordinator.<br/>• Professor Deirdre A Kelly, CBE - National HCV pMDT ODN Clinical Lead.<br/>• Kirsty Flecther - Corporate Finance Manager.<br/>• Hayley Allen - Senior Health and Social Care Practitioner.<br/>• Alice Nason - Associate Director of Operations.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2GW
UK
E-mail: amy.webster@uhb.nhs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/08/2026