Provision of Laboratory Services
Details
- Value
- £4,127,265.63
- Duration
- 3 years
- Topic
- Pathology services
- Published
- 23 April 2026
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have a requirement for lab testing services. The service includes testing a wide range of patient and environment specimens to detect the presence of pathogenic microorganisms. 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. This contract has now been formally awarded to Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust using direct award process C. The services are intended to be provided for a term of 36 months from 1st April 2026 with an optional extension for 1 x 24 months. The estimated value of the contract is £4,127,265.63 (VAT Not Applicable).
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 April 2026
- Completed: Award published23 April 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years
About the buyer
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS trust buying through a dedicated subsidiary rather than an in-house team. Synchronicity Care Limited, wholly owned by the Trust, runs procurement, estates and facilities. The subsidiary also covers procurement for Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. Every purchase follows the Group's Standing Financial Instructions. Ward and theatre consumables are ordered through NHS Supply Chain's EDC inventory system.
Over the past 5 years, most of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in software and information systems, health and social work, and education and training.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust.gov |
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