Contract

S&P25020 - Second Tier Testing SYBP & LTHT

  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-007039

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060f87

Published 27 January 2026, 11:54am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Herries Road,

Sheffield

S5 7AU

Contact

Nabs Ilyas

Email

nabs.ilyas@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE3 - South Yorkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sth.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.atamis.co.uk/registration

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

S&P25020 - Second Tier Testing SYBP & LTHT

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85111810 - Blood analysis services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

PROVISION OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES :
SECOND TIER TESTING (by HPLC) OF BLOODSPOT SAMPLES AS PART OF NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAMME FOR SICKLE CELL AND THALASSAEMIA

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £15,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE32 - Sheffield
Main site or place of performance

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Newborn Screening Laboratory

St James's University Hospital, Block 46, Chancellor Wing, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provider will deliver confirmatory testing for newborn screening results for sickle cell disease obtained from LS-MS/MS analysis in the Newborn Screening Laboratory at Sheffield Children’s Hospital using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). This analysis constitutes the second tier testing required as part of the Newborn Screening Programme for Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia

This contract has been awarded under NHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A. The Provider is currently meeting all contractual and legislative requirements as detailed in the NHS Standard Subcontract.

The services will be provided under this contract for 12 months from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative / Weighting: 90

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 10%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This is a provider selection regime intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the health care services (providers 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 not yet formally been awarded this contract serves as an intention to award under the PSR

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Trust Headquarters, Beckett St, Harehills, Leeds

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Email

leedsth-tr.btlw@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

00000N/A

Internet address

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £15,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £15,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a provider selection regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the health care provisions provided selection regime regulations 2024. For the avoided of doubt the provisions of the public contracts regulations 2015 do not apply to this award

Decision makers are operations director clinical director and contracts director

No conflicts of interest have been registered

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Herries Road,

Sheffield

S5 7AU

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sth.nhs.uk/

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

197 Eyre Street

Sheffield

S1 3FG

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

NHS England

Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd

London

SE1 8UG

Email

england.commercialqueries@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/