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Histology Reporting

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Oct 2026 at 13:28

Award Notice
Tender

01 Dec 2025 at 14:37

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust procured an outsourced histology reporting service, classified as pathology services. The work is for the Trust’s Department of Pathology at Worcester Royal Hospital in Worcester. Histology reporting involves examining tissue samples and producing diagnostic reports to support patient care. The requirement was treated as one service package, rather than being split into separate lots. The Trust is the buying organisation and the service delivery location is its Worcester hospital department.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Medica Reporting Ltd was selected for the single service package; the contract was signed on 2 October 2026. The estimated contract value was £2,080,000, with a stated base period of 720 days and an option to extend for up to a further two years. The Trust used an open procedure, with price as the stated award criterion. The tender deadline was 7 January 2026, and the evaluation period began on 1 December 2025. Five bids were recorded. Valid bids ranged from £1,980,958 to £3,252,407.60. The contract award is active; no award or contract cancellation or termination is recorded.

This award shows that Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust buys outsourced histology reporting as a substantial, standalone pathology service, and that a specialist reporting supplier can compete successfully through an open, price-led process. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need the clinical expertise and operational capacity to examine histology samples and deliver dependable diagnostic reports for the Trust’s Department of Pathology at Worcester Royal Hospital. The buyer’s selection of a small or medium-sized supplier also demonstrates that this service was deliverable by an SME at the scale required. Suppliers should be able to price the whole service competitively while maintaining the specialist workforce and reliable reporting operation needed to support hospital diagnostics.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Histology Reporting

Notice Description

Provision of outsourced histology reporting service.

Lot Information

Lot 1

PSR Competitive Process

Options: Option to extend contract for up to an additional two years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ec0d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097011-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR5 1DD
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Medica Reporting Ltd

Further Information

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