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Provision of Specimen Courier Service
Published 8 Sep 2026
8 Sep 2026
- Primary CPV
-
85142000 *
Paramedical services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
- Value
- £210,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
10/09/2026 03/09/2029
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Woodland House, Maes-y-Coed Road, Cardiff, CF14 4HH, United Kingdom · UKL22
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
85142000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: CAV-DCO (26-27) 26
This is to inform the market of an intention to award a contract for provision of external courier services for the transportation of pathology specimens, procured via a framework agreement (RM6354). The service supports both scheduled and ad hoc deliveries, ensuring safe, compliant, and timely movement of samples to maintain diagnostic services where internal capacity is limited.
Full CPV breakdown
- 85142000 — Paramedical services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Framework or DPS call-off (only suppliers already on the framework)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Award under framework
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Award date
- 7 Aug 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 08 Sep 2026 16:30
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fc
- Notice ID
- CAV-DCO (26-27) 26
Organisations on this notice
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Procuring Entity
4-5 Charnwood Court Heol Billingsley Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, CF15 7QZ, United Kingdom
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GB-PPON PXWV-6492-CGMN
Supplier Large
Red Central, 60 High Street, Redhill, England, RH1 1SH, United Kingdom
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GB-PPON PXBV-8713-VGCD
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 9 Sep 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Woodland House, Maes-y-Coed Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Cardiff |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CF14 4HH |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL22 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 2 › Name | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 4-5 Charnwood Court Heol Billingsley Parc Nantgarw |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Cardiff |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL15 |
| Party 2 › Role | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Procurement Services |
| Party 3 › Name | CITYSPRINT (UK) LIMITED |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | Red Central, 60 High Street, Redhill |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | England |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | RH1 1SH |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ26 |
| Party 3 › Role | supplier |
| Party 3 › Business size | large |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 3 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 3 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
Tender
| Title | Provision of Specimen Courier Service |
| Description | This is to inform the market of an intention to award a contract for provision of external courier services for the transportation of pathology specimens, procured via a framework agreement (RM6354). The service supports both scheduled and ad hoc deliveries, ensuring safe, compliant, and timely movement of samples to maintain diagnostic services where internal capacity is limited. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Award under framework |
| Competitive | Yes |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | PROVISION OF SPECIMEN COURIER SERVICES |
| Status | active |
| Date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £252,000 |
| Value › Value | £210,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | CITYSPRINT (UK) LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Paramedical services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 3 Sep 2029 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085084-2026 |
| Document › Published | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |