Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Alexandra House, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road
Gloucester
GL53 7AN
Contact
Kelly Attwood
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/
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
Send Away Test for Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score testing which addresses the issue of overtreatment with chemotherapy, particularly for patients with lymph nod-positive breast cancer.
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: £214,650
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is to commission Exact Science to provide Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score which is a genomic assay that provides a personalised insight into an individual patients breast cancer biology.
This contract has been awarded under Direct Award A
The lifetime value of this contract is £214,650
The contract is in place from 1st July 2025 until 30th June 2026
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
Direct Award A due to there being only one provider of this service
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
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
3 February 2026
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
Exact Sciences UK, Ltd.
Scott House - The Concourse Waterloo Station London
London
SE1 7LY
europeansupport@exactsciences.com
Telephone
+44 2039983233
Fax
+44 2039983233
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI3 - Inner London – West
National registration number
07484560
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £214,650
Total value of the contract/lot: £214,650
Section six. Complementary information
six.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.
Decision Makers involved were Siobhan Taylor, Lead Clinical Scientist, Kelly Attwood, Contracts Manager
There were no conflicts of interests declared.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Alexandra House, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road
Gloucester
GL53 7AN
Country
United Kingdom