Call off contract for Microbiology Tests

Location

Airedale General Hospital, Skipton Road, Steeton BD20 6TD

Description

* PSR DIRECT AWARD C INTENT TOAWARD NOTICE **- CALL OFFCONTRACT FOR MICROBIOLOGY TESTS

Total Quantity or Scope

** PSR DIRECT AWARD C INTENT TOAWARD NOTICE **- CALL OFFCONTRACT FOR MICROBIOLOGY TESTSINTENT TO AWARD TO AN EXISITINGSUPPLIER.VALUE OF THE CONTRACT £30000TO BE FOR THE PERIOD 19/02/2026TO 18/02/2027.PROVISION OF REFERRALSERVICES FOR MICROBIOLOGY TESTS, TO BEDELIVERED AS AND WHENREQUIRED BY THE CONTRACTINGAUTHORITY. THE CONTRACT VALUEIS ESTIMATED AND WILL VARYBASED ON ACTIVITY LEVELS. THEINITIAL CONTRACT TERM WILL RUNFROM 19/02/2026 TO 18/02/2027,WITH THE OPTION FOR THEAUTHORITY TO EXTEND FORAN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF UP TO 12MONTHS.THIS CONTRACT HAS NOT YETFORMALLY BEEN AWARDED; THISNOTICE SERVES AS AN INTENTIONTO AWARD UNDER THE PSR. THECONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDEDUNTIL THE PERIOD HAS ENDEDAND ANY REPRESENTATIONS HAVEBEEN CONSIDERED.NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WEREIDENTIFIED DURING THEPROCUREMENT PROCESS.NO SUBCONTRACTING ISEXPECTED

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85111800 - Pathology services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

‘This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 18/02/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.

Other Information

** PSR DIRECT AWARD C INTENT TOAWARD NOTICE **- CALL OFFCONTRACT FOR MICROBIOLOGY TESTSINTENT TO AWARD TO AN EXISITINGSUPPLIER.VALUE OF THE CONTRACT £30000TO BE FOR THE PERIOD 19/02/2026TO 18/02/2027.PROVISION OF REFERRALSERVICES FOR MICROBIOLOGY TESTS, TO BEDELIVERED AS AND WHENREQUIRED BY THE CONTRACTINGAUTHORITY. THE CONTRACT VALUEIS ESTIMATED AND WILL VARYBASED ON ACTIVITY LEVELS. THEINITIAL CONTRACT TERM WILL RUNFROM 19/02/2026 TO 18/02/2027,WITH THE OPTION FOR THEAUTHORITY TO EXTEND FORAN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF UP TO 12MONTHS.THIS CONTRACT HAS NOT YETFORMALLY BEEN AWARDED; THISNOTICE SERVES AS AN INTENTIONTO AWARD UNDER THE PSR. THECONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDEDUNTIL THE PERIOD HAS ENDEDAND ANY REPRESENTATIONS HAVEBEEN CONSIDERED.NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WEREIDENTIFIED DURING THEPROCUREMENT PROCESS.NO SUBCONTRACTING ISEXPECTED This is a Provider Selection Regime(PSR) intention to award notice. Theawarding of this contract is subject tothe Health Care Services (ProviderSelection Regime) Regulations 2023.For the avoidance of doubt, theprovisions of the Public ContractsRegulations 2015 do not apply to thisaward. The standstill period begins onthe day after the publication of thisnotice. Representations by providersmust be made to decision makers by18/02/2026. This contract has not yetformally been awarded; this noticeserves as an intention to award underthe PSR.’Award decision-makers;Afruj RufRebecca Parish“Based on the Authorities assessmentand PSR decision making process(taking into account key criteria; quality,value, integration, inequalities andaccess), ILS LLP intends to award acontract to an existing providerfollowing Direct Award Process C underthe Provider Selection Regime (PSR).The authority is proposing a newcontract to replace the existing contractat the end of its term and the proposedcontracting arrangements are notchanging considerably.ILS LLP is of the view that the existingprovider is satisfying the contract to asufficient standard and will likely satisfythe proposed contract to a sufficientstandard.Direct Award Processes A (only oneprovider can provide the services) andB (unrestricted patient choice) do notapply and a competitive process isunlikely to add value for patients,taxpayers, or the population.The publication of this notice marks thestart of the standstill period.Representations by providers must bemade to decision makers by midnighton 18/02/2026 (8 working days frompublication) via email to:Xander.mcconville@nhs.netThis contract has not yet formally beenawarded; this notice serves as anintention to award under the PSR. Thecontract will not be awarded until theperiod has ended and anyrepresentations have been considered.No conflicts of interest were identifiedduring the procurement process.No subcontracting is expected.