CALL OFF ORDER FOR SPECIALIST RESPIRATORY TESTING OF HIGH_RISK MICROBIOLOGY TESTS

Location

Harrogate District Hospital, 17 Wetherby Road

Description

* PSR DIRECT AWARD C INTENT TO AWARD NOTICE **- CALL OFF CONTRACT FOR CHEMISTRY TESTING INTENT TO AWARD TO AN EXISITING SUPPLIER.VALUE OF THE CONTRACT £60,000TO BE FOR THE PERIOD 01/04/2026 TO 31/03/2027.PROVISION OF REFERRAL SERVICES FOR CHEMISTRY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, TO BE DELIVERED AS AND WHEN REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. THE CONTRACT VALUE IS ESTIMATED AND WILL VARY BASED ON ACTIVITY LEVELS. THE INITIAL CONTRACT TERM WILL RUN FROM 01/04/2026 TO 31/03/2027, WITH THE OPTION FOR THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND FOR UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF 12 MONTHS EACH.

Total Quantity or Scope

THE INITIAL CONTRACT TERM WILL RUN FROM 01/04/2026 TO 31/03/2027, WITH THE OPTION FOR THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND FOR UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF 12 MONTHS EACH.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 09/03/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.

Other Information

THE INITIAL CONTRACT TERM WILL RUN FROM 01/04/2026 TO 31/03/2027, WITH THE OPTION FOR THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND FOR UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF 12 MONTHS EACH.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 by09/03/2026. This contract has not yetformally been awarded; this noticeserves as an intention to award underthe PSR.’Award decision-makers;Afruj RufLucy Jenkinson“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 09/03/2026 (End of standstill Period) (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.