Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Rothwell Rd
Kettering
NN16 8UZ
UK
Contact person: Shola Ajayi
E-mail: shola.ajayi4@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.kgh.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
Specialist send away tests - Newcastle upon Tyne
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Specialist send away tests for patients.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
13 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111800
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
An award has been made using Direct Award Process B for the provision of specialist referral testing.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2099/S 001-999999
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
01/04/2026
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 NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
CRN: N/A - CRT1-12955689836
Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN
Newcastle
NE7 7DN
UK
E-mail: necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC22
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 13 000.00
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 (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/>Decision makers involved were the Commissioning Manager.<br/>There were no conflicts of interest declared.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
London
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/how-commissioning-is-changing/nhs-provider-selection-regime/independent-patient-choice-and-procurement-panel/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/07/2026