Notice Information
Notice Title
Histology Reporting
Notice Description
Provision of a histology reporting service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of a histology reporting service, providing a full diagnostic report on all samples submitted by the Authority.
The samples are to be submitted by provision of paper or electronic patient/case data in a format to be agreed by both parties and by the issuing of associated glass slides to the supplier, via a dedicated courier service provided by the supplier. An alternative process for submitting digital slides may be agreed between the Supplier and the Authority should relevant enabling technology be available.
Options: Optional extension of two periods of 12 months. The duration of the contract shall be no longer than 4 years in total.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058e57
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051508-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85111800 - Pathology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,080,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,080,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Aug 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Robert Morris
- Contact Email
- robert.morris16@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 1527512148
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORCESTER
- Postcode
- WR5 1DD
- Post Town
- Worcester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG12 Worcestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
-
- Local Authority
- Worcester
- Electoral Ward
- Leopard Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Worcester
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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