Contract for WID Easy Swab Tests

Location

Airedale General Hospital<br/>Skipton Road<br/>Steeton<br/>BD20 6TD

Description

**PSR MOST SUITABLE PROVIDER PROCESS, INTENT TO AWARD NOTICE**CONTRACT FOR WID EASY SWAB TESTS

Total Quantity or Scope

CONTRACT FOR WID EASY SWAB TEST. INTENT TO AWARD TO A NEW SUPPLIER. THE WID EASY TEST IS A NON-INVASIVE SWAB TEST THAT HELPS TRIAGE WOMEN WITH ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING TO ASSESS THE RISK OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER, REDUCING UNNECESSARY INVASIVE PROCEDURES.VALUE OF THE CONTRACT £34,200 TO BE FOR THE PERIOD 20/05/2026 TO 19/08/2026. PROVISION WID EASY SWAB TESTS, TO BE DELIVERED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY UNTIL THE FULL 285 TESTS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED. THE CONTRACT VALUE IS FIXED AND WILL NOT VARY. THE INITIAL CONTRACT TERM WILL RUN FROM 20/05/2026 TO 19/08/2026, WITH THE OPTION FOR THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 PERIODS OF UP TO 3 MONTHS EACH. THIS CONTRACT HAS NOT YET FORMALLY BEEN AWARDED; THIS NOTICE SERVES AS AN INTENTION TO AWARD UNDER THE PSR. THE CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED UNTIL THE PERIOD HAS ENDED AND ANY REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED. NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.A PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED TO ALLOW SUPPLIERS TO COME FORWARD IF THEY BELIEVED THEY WERE CAPABLE.

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 awardnotice. 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 19/05/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Other Information

PSR MOST SUITABLE PROVIDER PROCESS, INTENT TO AWARD NOTICECONTRACT FOR WID EASY SWAB TEST. INTENT TO AWARD TO A NEW SUPPLIER. THE WID EASY TEST IS A NON-INVASIVE SWAB TEST THAT HELPS TRIAGE WOMEN WITH ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING TO ASSESS THE RISK OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER, REDUCING UNNECESSARY INVASIVE PROCEDURES.VALUE OF THE CONTRACT £34,200 TO BE FOR THE PERIOD 20/05/2026 TO 19/08/2026. PROVISION WID EASY SWAB TESTS, TO BE DELIVERED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY UNTIL THE FULL 285 TESTS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED. THE CONTRACT VALUE IS FIXED AND WILL NOT VARY. THE INITIAL CONTRACT TERM WILL RUN FROM 20/05/2026 TO 19/08/2026, WITH THE OPTION FOR THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 PERIODS OF UP TO 3 MONTHS EACH. THIS CONTRACT HAS NOT YET FORMALLY BEEN AWARDED; THIS NOTICE SERVES AS AN INTENTION TO AWARD UNDER THE PSR. THE CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED UNTIL THE PERIOD HAS ENDED AND ANY REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED. NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.A PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED TO ALLOW SUPPLIERS TO COME FORWARD IF THEY BELIEVED THEY WERE CAPABLE. 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 by19/05/2026. This contract has not yetformally been awarded; this noticeserves as an intention to award underthe PSR.Award decision-makers;Sarah WaltersKayleigh Brothers“Based on the Authorities assessmentand PSR decision making process(taking into account key criteria; quality,value, integration, inequalities andaccess), Airedale foundation trust intends to award acontract to a new providerfollowing most suitable provider process underthe Provider Selection Regime (PSR).Direct Award Processes A (only oneprovider can provide the services),Direct B (unrestricted patient choice) and Direct Process C (existing provider is satisfying and likely to continue satisfying) do not apply and a competitive process was unnecessary due to there being only 1 capableprovider. The publication of this noticemarks the start of the standstill period.Representations by providers must bemade to decision makers by midnighton 19/05/2026 (8 working days frompublication) via email to:claire.moules@nhs.netThis contract has not yet formally beenawarded; this notice serves as anintention to award under PSR. Thecontract will not be awarded until theperiod has ended and anyrepresentations have been considered.No conflicts of interest were identifiedduring the procurement process.A prior information notice was published to allow suppliers to come forward if they believed they were capable.