Notice Information
Notice Title
CLI-FTS-60532 All Wales Digital Cellular Pathology
Notice Description
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services (NWSSP-ProcS), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust, are seeking to publish a competitive tender on behalf of NHS Wales for an All Wales Digital Cellular Pathology Managed Service Contract. Please see tender documents for full details. The itt code for this procurement on etenderwales is itt_123364.
Planning Information
We plan to hold a virtual supplier presentation day with interested suppliers on 5th November 2025, interested suppliers are asked to ensure their interest is registered by no later than 30th October 2025. Suppliers who register their interest will be allocated a slot and are requested to conduct a presentation (length to be confirmed) based on the following remit: - How complete image management will be achieved (scanning, interfaces allowing movement across all health boards freely, linkage, and artificial intelligence). - Storage of specimens in the short, medium, and long term. - Image and data security. - Interfacing with the NHS Wales Laboratory Information Management System and Welsh Clinical Portal. - Timelines of implementation of an All Wales solution. - Example sites where supplier is a primary contractor of a managed service contract in this contract area. The presentation will be followed by the opportunity for the panel to ask questions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cd65
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031597-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- 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
- £27,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £27,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Apr 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jun 20263 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 4-5 years
- 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
- NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
- Additional Buyers
ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
CWM TAF MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF15 7QZ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL44 Neath Port Talbot
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Electoral Ward
- Baglan
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031597-2026
7th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065631-2025
15th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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