Notice Information
Notice Title
Agreement For The Supply Of A Cellular Pathology Managed Service Contract For South Midlands Pathology
Notice Description
South Midlands Pathology are looking to establish an Agreement for the Supply of a Cellular Pathology Managed Service Contract ("Agreement"). The duration of the Contract will be 7 years (the "Initial Term") with the option for The Trust to extend the term for a further 7 years (the "Extension Period") This contract is anticipated to have a value of PS13.260,000 over the initial term of 7 years. The estimated total contract value, including a potential extension of up to a period of seven (7) years, is PS30,000,000 over a 14-year period. This figure accounts for an expected annual increase in test volume and the impact of inflation over the lifetime of the contract.
Lot Information
Lot 1
South Midlands Pathology Network are seeking a partner to implement a Cellular Pathology Managed Service Contract ("MSC") that will include the provision of maintenance and replacement of pathology equipment, associated connectivity and the supply of consumables, associated items, chemicals and reagents. The award will be to one supplier and for three individual contracts. The Contracting Authorities will be: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (on behalf of Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Service ("CWPS")), Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Wye Valley NHS Trust respectively. CWPS includes the following Trusts: - University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust - George Eliot NHS Trust - South Warwickshire University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The scope of this MSC includes, but is not limited to; sample receipt, pre-analytical systems, histology sampling, cytology sampling and post analytical systems.
Options: The duration of the Contract will be 7 years (the "Initial Term") with the option for The Trust to extend the term for a further 7 years (the "Extension Period")
Renewal: This Contract may be extended for a further 84 months up to a maximum of 168 months (14 years).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03c268
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042405-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive dialogue
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
71900000 - Laboratory services
85111800 - Pathology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £17,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £17,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 May 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jun 20258 months 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
- HEALTHTRUST EUROPE LLP (HTE) ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH MIDLANDS PATHOLOGY NETWORK (UNIVERISITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARIWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST, SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, GEORGE ELIOT NHS TRUST, WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST AND WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- arjun.karavadra@htepg.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 7392260143
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B15 1NU
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Edgbaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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