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Histology Services

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey

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21 Aug 2026 at 08:20

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey procured outsourced histology services, within the wider category of pathology services. The requirement is for specialist laboratory work associated with histology and pathology rather than the supply of general medical goods. Delivery covers Surrey, including West Surrey and East Surrey. The buying organisation is a sub-central public authority based in Guildford. The contract was awarded as a service requirement to Forensic Access Ltd, an Oxfordshire-based small and medium-sized enterprise. This opportunity is therefore most relevant to pathology laboratories, forensic or clinical service providers, and organisations able to manage outsourced histology work for policing or public-sector users across Surrey. Suppliers focused solely on unrelated healthcare services, general laboratory supplies or non-pathology consultancy would not match the stated requirement.

The procurement has been completed and the award is active. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under a single lot. Forensic Access Ltd was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 3 July 2025 and runs from 3 July 2025 to 2 July 2029. Its value is £36,377 excluding VAT, or £43,653 including VAT. The tender was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The published outcome identifies pathology services as the contracted category and links the award to the completed histology-services requirement. The contract remains active for the stated period, with Forensic Access Ltd responsible for delivering the awarded service to the Surrey locations covered by the procurement.

This procurement confirms a recurring public-sector need for outsourced histology and pathology capability within Surrey policing services. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need an established pathology laboratory operation, practical capacity to process histology work, and the systems and expertise required to deliver a dependable outsourced service for a public authority. Experience of forensic or policing-related pathology work would be commercially relevant, given the buyer and the awarded supplier’s specialist profile. Providers should also be able to serve both West Surrey and East Surrey, maintain consistent service delivery across the contract area, and operate at the scale of a relatively modest single-service arrangement. Small and medium-sized pathology or forensic providers may be well placed where they can demonstrate suitable technical capability, capacity and public-sector delivery experience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Histology Services

Notice Description

Outsourcing of pathology services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e925
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079695-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without 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
£36,377 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
3 Jul 2025 - 2 Jul 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GUILDFORD
Postcode
GU3 1YJ
Postcode Area
Guildford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Guildford
Electoral Ward
Stoke
Westminster Constituency
Guildford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Forensic Access Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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