Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton
TA1 5DA
UK
Contact person: Hollie Caddy
E-mail: servicesteam.procurement@somersetft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKK23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.somersetft.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
Specialised Diagnostic testing for early invasive breast cancer patients
Reference number: PSR/PATH019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score test.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
326 700.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK23
Main site or place of performance:
Musgrove Park Hospital
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Oncotype DX genomic testing for breast cancer.<br/><br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £326,700.00 call off order.<br/><br/>The contract dates are 14 March 2026 to 13 March 2027. <br/><br/>This is an existing service with an existing provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Criteria as described in the framework agreement
/ Weighting: 100
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 was a framework direct award.
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
06/03/2026
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
Exact Sciences UK, Ltd.
07484560
Scott House - The Concourse Waterloo Station London
London
SE1 7LY
UK
Telephone: +44 2039983233
E-mail: europeansupport@exactsciences.com
NUTS: UKI45
Internet address(es)
URL: www.exactsciences.com/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:
: 326 700.00
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/><br/>The award decision-makers were Operational Service Manager.<br/><br/>There were no known conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton
TA1 5DA
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS England
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
UK
E-mail: england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/03/2026