Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Lowestoft Road, Gorleston
Great Yarmouth
NR316LA
Contact
Tracy Palmer
Telephone
+44 1493452263
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Contract for the supply of Tissue and Ocular
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contract for the supply of tissue and ocular products.
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: £7,500
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision on a variable basis of ocular and tissue products.
The contract has been awarded as a direct award process 'A'
The contract is for two years between 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2027. The contract has been signed and completed 20/10/2025.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 100
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:
There is only one provider who is able to provide these services as it is for human tissue.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
20 October 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
NHS Blood and Transplant
500 North Bristol Park. Filton
Bristol
BS34 7QH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK - South 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: £7,500
Total value of the contract/lot: £7,500
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.
Decision made by the Head of Mortuary Services.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The James Paget University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust
Gorleston
Country
United Kingdom