Notice Information
Notice Title
Pathology Insourcing Of Clinical Support Services
Notice Description
Provision of specialist dissection biomedical scientists and experienced biomedical scientists to assist Laboratory team to prepare histological samples for microscopic reporting
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of specialist dissection biomedical scientists and experienced biomedical scientists to assist Laboratory team to prepare histological samples for microscopic reporting. 2 other suppliers where approached for this service, however both were unable to support the proposed solution. the suppliers was only able to offer a solution which would include specimen preparation to diagnostic report.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f1ce
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081072-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Nov 20253 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
- EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Procurement
- Contact Email
- esht.procurement@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 3001314500
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ST LEONARDS ON SEA
- Postcode
- TN37 7PT
- Post Town
- Tonbridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
-
- Local Authority
- Hastings
- Electoral Ward
- Conquest
- Westminster Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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