Notice Information
Notice Title
Histopathology Outsourcing for Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust Cellular Pathology department
Notice Description
Outsourcing of Histopathology cases, including provision of both laboratory technical and Consultant diagnostic reporting services, attendance at MDT.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Outsourcing of Histopathology cases, including provision of both laboratory technical and Consultant diagnostic reporting services, attendance at MDT, courier services
Options: Procurement Selection Regime Direct Award Process C could be used to extend the agrement/contract
Procurement Information
'This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-048bb9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002157-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85111800 - Pathology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £950,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Aug 20241 years 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
- SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE
- Contact Name
- Jonathan Peer
- Contact Email
- jonathan.peer@porthosp.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FAREHAM
- Postcode
- PO15 5TH
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ35 South Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Fareham
- Electoral Ward
- Titchfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Hamble Valley
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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