Send Away Test for Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEstimated Value
Up to £229,500
Deadline
Not specified
Published
8 October 2026
Type
services
Overview
Provision of Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score via a genomic assay that provides a personalised insight into an individual patient's breast cancer biology. Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score is a genomic assay that provides a personalised insight into an individual patient’s breast cancer biology.
The Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score test addresses the issue overtreatment with chemotherapy, particularly for patients with lymph node-positive breast cancer. In providing a more precise information about tumour biology, it allows many patients to avoid unnecessary chemotherapy.
Due to Exact Science being the only provider of this test, the contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Direct Award A. The lifetime of the contract is £229,500 from 1st July 2027 until 30th June 2028
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
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Award Details
Exact Sciences UK, Ltd.
£229,500
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustKey Dates
Published
8 October 2026
Submission deadline
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