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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS England · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Value
- £36,225,000,000 across 7 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 067976-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Oct 2025
- Published23 Oct 2025Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Pursuant to the NHS GMS contracts, providers are to provide the following functions:<br/>* Organisational leadership, governance and partnership arrangements;<br/>* Delivery of genomic testing outlined in the National Genomic Test Directory (NGTD);<br/>* Laboratory operating model;<br/>* Clinical function: cancer genomics;<br/>* Clinical function: rare disease;<br/>* Clinical function: population health;<br/>* Promotion of and supporting and leading where relevant science, research and / or innovation;<br/>* Transformation and Service Improvement;<br/>* People – workforce, education and training; and<br/>* Data and digital<br/>The Commissioner intends to award contracts following the Most Suitable Process to 7 providers which are existing providers. This is an expansion of existing services which, under PSR, constitutes a new service.<br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract for all Lots is £5,175,000,000.<br/>The services will start on 1st April 2026 and the initial period …
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Genomic Medicine Service - Most Suitable Provider Process: Lot 1 – NHS North-West GMS | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | £5.17bn |
| NHS Genomic Medicine Service - Most Suitable Provider Process: Lot 2 – NHS North-East and Yorkshire GMS | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £5.17bn |
| NHS Genomic Medicine Service - Most Suitable Provider Process: Lot 3 – NHS Central and South GMS | Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | £5.17bn |
| NHS Genomic Medicine Service - Most Suitable Provider Process: Lot 4 – NHS East GMS | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £5.17bn |
| NHS Genomic Medicine Service - Most Suitable Provider Process: Lot 5 – NHS South-West GMS | North Bristol NHS Trust | £5.17bn |
| NHS Genomic Medicine Service - Most Suitable Provider Process: Lot 6 – NHS North Thames GMS | Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust | £5.17bn |
| NHS Genomic Medicine Service - Most Suitable Provider Process: Lot 7 – NHS South-East GMS | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | £5.17bn |
About the suppliers
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC388522).
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00130126).
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10841099).
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.
North Bristol NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.