Notice Information
Notice Title
Total Cellular Pathology Solution - 2805386
Notice Description
Cellular Pathology
Lot Information
Lot 1
Cellular Pathology. Additional information: This contract is by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and social Care Trust. The value stated in II.1.7 represents the total contact value over the full contract term for each participating trust i.e. 6 years from date of go-live at each trust plus the full possible extension of up to and including 24 months for each trust.
Options: The option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months from date of contract expiry for each participating Trust.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03785d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019301-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
33696500 - Laboratory reagents
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
38510000 - Microscopes
38520000 - Scanners
85111800 - Pathology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £65,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £65,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £94,346,764 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Feb 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Mar 20266 days ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
- Additional Buyers
BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST, NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST, SOUTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST, SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST AND WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAE TRUST.
NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DERRY
- Postcode
- BT47 6YZ
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Electoral Ward
- Enagh
- Westminster Constituency
- Foyle
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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