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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Urgent Award

NHS England

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: NHS England

Buyer Address: Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, UKJ1, SE1 8UG, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Collette Palmer

Contact Email: collette.palmer@nhs.net

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
926000.0 GBP
Published
13 Feb 2026, 12:57
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85100000 - Health services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
The University of Edinburgh
Official Source
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Description

This is an contract award notice to inform the market of the urgent award to University of Edinburgh (UoE) for a period of 18 months.<br/><br/>This urgent award is to allow sufficient time to undertake a review to determine the future service requirements for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) service provision.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) provides access to highly specialist testing and clinical advice for clinicians and patients with suspected or diagnosed forms of CJD. The service is for patients across England and the devolved nations.<br/><br/>NHSE assumed commissioning and funding responsibility for the service on 1 April 2025 from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The diagnostics/clinical advice service is currently provided by the University of Edinburgh. Surveillance is now led by the public health systems in each nation independently, but data is collated and reported collectively on behalf of the UK by UKHSA.<br/><br/>This is an contract award notice to inform the market of the urgent award under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 (PSR), regulation 14 to University of Edinburgh. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The contract length is from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2026. The urgent award has been made to preserve continued access to diagnostic testing, post-mortem neuropathology and expert<br/>clinical advice. To note that the clinical advice element is until 31st March 2026.<br/><br/>This will also allow sufficient time to undertake a review to determine the future service requirements for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) service provision followed by a procurement process under PSR.

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: No

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