Notice Information
Notice Title
WPL06349 Histology Insourcing
Notice Description
Insourcing to address workload backlog in Histology to improve turnaround times. Technical services for all resection and biopsy pathways.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Pathology Services (Histology Technical Preparation and Send Back (Recuts) Service(s). Technical Services for all resection and biopsy pathways (including, but not limited to, dermatology, gastrointestinal, gynaecology, breast, urology, and national screening programmes for bowel, breast, and cervical). This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition. Contract Start Date: 23/03/2026 Contract End Date: 22/03/2027 Option to extend for further 12 months. Estimated lifetime value of the contract is : PS1,034,064 incl VAT (incl extension option). This is a new service and provider.
Options: 12 month extension option available.
Procurement Information
Contract award under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067463
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027587-2026
- 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
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
- £861,720 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Mar 20261 weeks 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
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- SO16 6YD
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ32 Southampton
- Delivery Location
- TLJ32 Southampton
-
- Local Authority
- Southampton
- Electoral Ward
- Shirley
- Westminster Constituency
- Southampton Test
Further Information
Notice URLs
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