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
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Advanced Global Health Limited
- Value
- £422,400
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 073601-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jul 2026
- Published4 Aug 2026Published 12 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of a full end to end testing service, including the supply of sampling kits, transportation of samples, laboratory testing, and the reporting of test results.<br/><br/>The WID®-easy test is a new, minimally invasive diagnostic test available in the UK designed to help detect or rule out the risk of endometrial (womb) cancer in women experiencing abnormal uterine bleeding. The test uses a simple swab test offering a significantly less invasive alternative to current diagnostic procedures while supporting faster referral to the most appropriate clinical pathway.<br/><br/>A service evaluation project would aim to test the initial adoption of the WID®-easy test at the Royal united Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. <br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process.<br/><br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £422,400.00.<br/><br/>This is a new service with a new provider.<br/><br/>The dates between which the servi…
About the supplier
Advanced Global Health Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07181386).