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
T-Spot Testing Provided by Oxfordshire Diagnostic Laboratories
Reference number: C441595
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To secure appropriate outsourced T-Spot as this kind of testing are better at picking up infections in patients with reduced/compromised immune system.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
84 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
GHFT are looking to secure T-Spot Testing for patients as this kind of testing are better at picking up infections in patients with reduced/compromised immune system. This will be on a cost and volume basis. <br/>The award has been awarded under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A as Oxfordshire Diagnostics are the only provider of this test. <br/>The lifetime of the contract value is £84,000 for around 2100 tests per year from 1sr April 2026 - 31st March 2027
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
Oxfordshire Diagnostic Laboratories will provide T-Spot testing for GHFT patients on a cost and volume basis. This contract was awarded under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A due to being the only provider of such 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
29/09/2026
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
Oxford Diagnostic Laboratories
07309977
143 Park Drive, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4SE
Abingdon
OX14 4SE
UK
NUTS: UKJ14
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:
: 84 000.00
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 provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. <br/>The decision-makers for this ward include GHFTs Pathology Manager and Microbiology and Molecular Pathology Laboratory Manager.<br/>There were no conflicts of interests were declared.
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
29/09/2026