Awarded contract

Online sexual health portal and testing

Details

Supplier(s)
Preventx Limited
Value
£180,000
Topic
Pathology services
Published
18 March 2026

Tender description

A contract for the provision of online sexual health portal and testing. Lot 1: A contract for the provision of online sexual health portal and testing.<br/><br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition. This is short term contract awarded to the incumbent provider due to delays in the mobilisation of a new provider.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £180,000<br/><br/>The contract dates are 01/04/26-30/09/26.<br/><br/>This is an existing service with an existing provider.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date17 March 2026
  2. Completed: Award published18 March 2026
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About the buyer

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital and community services across Somerset, and buys as an NHS trust with its own team of procurement and contract management specialists. Tenders are advertised on the Atamis e-tendering portal, with notices also published on the Find a Tender Service. Clinical services contracts follow the Provider Selection Regime at any contract value. Non-clinical procurement runs through framework agreements, including NHS Supply Chain, NHS Shared Business Services and the Crown Commercial Service. Suppliers below the tender threshold can register on the Trust's database of potential suppliers.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, IT services and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85111800 · Pathology services

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