NHS England Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Managed Service

NHS England
Open procedure
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029

The contract involves the end-to-end management of Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) kits for the national bowel cancer screening programme. This includes the distribution of personalised kits to participants, logistics management for returns to five NHS screening hubs, supply of analysers and consumables, staff training, and integration with the Bowel Cancer Screening System (BCSS) software. A dedicated helpdesk function is required to manage service issues.

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Awarded value: £210m; As published
Published: 21 April 2026; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 31 January 2026; GXO Logistics
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 March 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of a managed logistics and diagnostic testing service for national bowel cancer screening programmes, including kit distribution and analysis.

Category: Diagnostic kits

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
21 April 2026
Contract awardedto GXO Logistics
31 January 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2029

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The buyer

Type: NHS and health body
Screening programmes contracts, 24 months: 27
Open screening programmes tenders: 0
Typical screening programmes contract: £180k

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How it compares

1,161× the typical screening programmes contract (£181k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1310020/nhs-england-bowel-cancer-screening-programme-managed-service
Buyer reference: CF-3504700D0O000000rwimUAA
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-82489835-491b-42b1-a64a-89f61a1dfb6c
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

NHS England. NHS England Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Managed Service. Contract award, 21 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1310020/nhs-england-bowel-cancer-screening-programme-managed-service (accessed 12 October 2026).