Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Alexandra House, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road
Gloucester
GL53 7AN
UK
Contact person: Kelly Attwood
E-mail: kattwood@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gloshospitals.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
Send Away Test for Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score
Reference number: C454848
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score via a genomic assay that provides a personalised insight into an individual patient's breast cancer biology.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
229 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111800
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score is a genomic assay that provides a personalised insight into an individual patient’s breast cancer biology. The Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score test addresses the issue overtreatment with chemotherapy, particularly for patients with lymph node-positive breast cancer. In providing a more precise information about tumour biology, it allows many patients to avoid unnecessary chemotherapy. Due to Exact Science being the only provider of this test, the contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Direct Award A. The lifetime of the contract is £229,500 from 1st July 2027 until 30th June 2028
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 contract was awarded via the Provider Selection Regime under Direct Award A due to Exact Science being the only provider of this type of test.
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
07/10/2026
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 20339983233
E-mail: europeansupport@exactsciences.com
NUTS: UKI3
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:
: 229 500.00
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 and Procurement Act 2023 do not apply with this award. <br/>The decision makers in this award were<br/>Pathology General Manager <br/>Lead Clinical Scientist - Histopathology <br/>No conflicts of interests were identified.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
70 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1EU
UK
E-mail: info@cedr.com
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.cedr.com/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/10/2026