Contract

NIPT Screening - North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub

  • NHS England

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-013055

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fd3f

Published 4 April 2025, 12:12pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

7&8 Wellington Place

Leeds

LS1 4AP

Email

england.commercialqueries@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

Buyer's address

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


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NIPT Screening - North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub

Reference number

C167858

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85111810 - Blood analysis services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE4 - West Yorkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

Laboratory services contract with North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub, hosted by Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS FT, for NIPT Screening.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

1 July 2021

End date

31 March 2026

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.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2099/S 001-999999


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

C167858

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

17 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Great Ormond Street

London

WC1N 3JH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

00000N/A

Internet address

https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £2,857,821


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, 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 modified.

Decision made by Commercial Executive Group in accordance with NHSE Commercial Approval Process. No conflicts of interest identified.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS England

7&8 Wellington Place

Leeds

LS1 4AP

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

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


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 85111810 - Blood analysis services

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKE4 - West Yorkshire

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

Laboratory services contract with North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub, hosted by Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS FT, for NIPT Screening for an extension period of 22 months.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

22

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£7,433,947.22

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Great Ormond Street

London

WC1N 3JH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

00000N/A

Internet address

https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

Laboratory services contract with North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub, hosted by Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS FT, for NIPT Screening for an extension period of 22 months.

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

Contract extension to NHS England's contract with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust contract for the North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub Services in respect of NIPT Screening.

The extension amounts to a 22 month extension, until the 31st of March 2026, for a value of £2,857,821 to allow for continuity during the UK National Screening Committee decision making process and evaluative roll out.

The contract extension is executed under the safe harbour permitted in Regulation 13(1)(c) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £4,576,126.22

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £7,433,947.22