Contract award · 31 Mar 2025

SWBH-Postal STI Testing & Laboratory Service

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust awarded “SWBH-Postal STI Testing & Laboratory Service” to Preventx Limited for £2.14m.

No competitionHealth & social careWest Midlands

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
Value
£2,144,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Hospital services (CPV 85111000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date31 Mar 2025
  2. Published16 Jun 2025Published 77 days after the contract date

Description

the Trust intends to award to an existing provider following direct award c<br/>This contract will run from June 2025 for two years with an option to extend annually for a maximum of 2 years<br/>The lifetime value of the contract including options is approximately £1592000 for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust and £552000 for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

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