Notice Information
Notice Title
Pathology referred testing 2026
Notice Description
This procurement exercise is to complete the award of multiple Pathology referred testing contracts to various suppliers, via the Provider Selection Regime's (PSR) most suitable provider process (MSP). <br/><br/>This award will be for a total of 36 months (3 years) with each provider, the total value across both NHS Trusts is PS2,852,768.49 (Excluding VAT). <br/><br/>The contractual dates for these agreements are the 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2029.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 4th May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Any written representations should be sent to matthew.povey@nhs.net , before the above mentioned date.
Conflicts of interest identified among internal stakeholders : [0] Additional information: Selected suppliers per Trust.
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS FT are awarding to:
Alder Hey Children's NHS FT
Barts Health NHS FT
Belfast Health and Social care Trust
Black Country Pathology Services (The Royal Wolverhampton)
Cardiff and Vale ULHB
CDDFT
Epilepsy Society
Gateshead NHS FT
Gloucestershire Hospital NHS FT
Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS
Imperial College Projects Ltd
Lothian NHS
Manchester Universities NHS FT
NHS Blood and Transplant
North Bristol NHS Trust
Oxford University Hospital NHS FT
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Synnovis Analytics LLP
The Christie Pathology Partnership
The Royal Marsden NHS FT
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS FT (Black Country Pathology)
UK Health Security Agency
University College London
University College London Hospitals NHS FT
University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Total estimated value per annum PS253,365.83 (ex VAT).
South Tees NHS FT are awarding to:
Barts and London NHS FT
Cambridge Clinical Laboratory
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS
Cardiff and Vale ULHB
Epilepsy Society
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS
Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS
HSL Pathology Ltd
Imperial College Healthcare NHS FT
Imperial College Projects Ltd
Manchester University NHS FT
North Bristol NHS
North Cumbria Integrated Care Nhs Ft
Oxford NHS FT
Public Health Wales
Royal Devon and Exeter
Royal Marsden NHS FT
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Synnovis
UK Health Security Agency
University College London Hospitals
University College of Liverpool Hospital
University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS
York Teaching Hospitals NHS
Total estimated value per annum PS697,557.00 (ex VAT).
Procurement Information
The services in this project are pre-existing services that are already underway in both NHS Trusts. The PSR , MSP, have been utilised to complete multiple awards to the incumbent providers of the services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067dfc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040780-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85111800 - Pathology services
85111810 - Blood analysis services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,007,699 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,852,768 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20262 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
- SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MIDDLESBROUGH
- Postcode
- TS2 1RU
- Post Town
- Cleveland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
- Delivery Location
- TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham
-
- Local Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Electoral Ward
- Hardwick & Salters Lane
- Westminster Constituency
- Stockton North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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