Contract

Antenatal Screening Service

  • WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-042499

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0564dd

Published 23 July 2025, 4:28pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Lovely Lane

Warrington

WA51QG

Email

whh.contracts.performance@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD61 - Warrington

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.whh.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

Antenatal Screening Service

Reference number

C202

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85110000 - Hospital and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The provision of the following ante-natal screening services:

• Combined biochemical screening tests ( free beta-HCG, PappA)

• Quad biochemical screening tests (UE3, Inhibin-A, AFP, total HCG)

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: £132,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85110000 - Hospital and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provision of the following ante-natal screening services:

• Combined biochemical screening tests ( free beta-HCG, PappA)

• Quad biochemical screening tests (UE3, Inhibin-A, AFP, total HCG)

• Use of requesting and reporting protocols set by Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme.

• Reporting of chance of Down's, Edwards' & Patau's syndrome using cut-offs recommended by the FASP.

• Reporting of higher chance Down's, Edwards'& Patau's syndrome by telephone and secure email/electronic transfer.

• Issue of Down's, Edwards' and Patau's syndrome reports within 3 working days of receipt of sample in accordance with FASP Standard S05.

An award has been made under direct award A

The contract is from 1st April 2025 - 31 march 2028

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

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 been awarded following the direct award process A. The contract will run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028

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

Contract No

C202

Title

Antenatal Screening Service

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

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Bolton

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD - North West (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

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: £132,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £132,000


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 provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.'

The award decision-maker is Neil Gaskell and there is no conflicts of interest.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lovely Lane

Warrington

WA5 1QG

Country

United Kingdom