--- title: "Contingency and Interim Histopathology Services - Processing of histology specimens from receipt of cassette to dispatch of slides" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8e15945a-f256-4a61-a061-f7fff74ce187" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8e15945a-f256-4a61-a061-f7fff74ce187" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8e15945a-f256-4a61-a061-f7fff74ce187.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8e15945a-f256-4a61-a061-f7fff74ce187.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2018-03-07" --- # Contingency and Interim Histopathology Services - Processing of histology specimens from receipt of cassette to dispatch of slides Buyer: PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8e15945a-f256-4a61-a061-f7fff74ce187 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8e15945a-f256-4a61-a061-f7fff74ce187) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8e15945a-f256-4a61-a061-f7fff74ce187.json) ## Summary The procurement process led by the Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the planning stage for a tender titled "Contingency and Interim Histopathology Services - Processing of histology specimens from receipt of cassette to dispatch of slides." The service is crucial for supporting clinical services and research at the new Royal Papworth Hospital set to open in September 2018, located in the East of England. A key milestone in this planning phase is the engagement end date on 29 March 2018, with early engagement notices and draft specifications already published to inform potential suppliers. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in pathology and laboratory services, particularly those capable of processing histology specimens efficiently. Companies equipped to handle large volumes of histology requests and provide diverse staffed teams—including Consultant Histo/Cytopathologists, Biomedical Scientists, and support staff—will find this procurement particularly appealing. Engaging with this tender may pave the way for strong collaborations with the NHS and enhance access to ongoing and future healthcare initiatives within the region. ## Notice In 2018, Royal Papworth Hospital (RPH) will move to a brand new, state-of-the-art hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The vision for Pathology services on the Campus are to collaborate with Cambridge University Hospital (CUH) to develop a shared service working together to realise benefits, whilst RPH maintain specialist cardiothoracic expertise in both routine and research areas. In order to share the Histopathology service on the campus a larger footprint is required; unfortunately the space planned for the merge of two Histopathology services has been delayed and will not be ready in time for the RPH move in September 2018. RPH will continue to work with CUH on the shared vision for a joined up Histopathology service but as the New Papworth Hospital (NPH) has no provision for a laboratory the hospital intend to tender for these services as a contingency and interim until the space required is available. NPH requires a Histopathology and Tissue Bank service that supports their specialist clinical services and research. The service must be provided to comply with the commissioning framework for services such as transplantation and meet diagnostic timelines required for thoracic oncology services. The work has been split between what must be completed on the campus and what will require processing off-site to support a full end to end Histopathology service at NPH whilst space is found to merge with CUH. The 2016/17 annual Histology workload amounts to around 4,145 histology requests (equating to approximately 6,301 samples, 15,109 blocks and 60,123 slides) . To safely and effectively deliver these volumes, from receipt to reporting, requires an integrated team of Consultant Histo/Cytopathologists, Biomedical Scientists (BMS), Medical Laboratory Assistants (MLA) and Administrative staff. In terms of Histopathology and Cytopathology laboratory services the Trust is seeking the following deliverables from within this Tender process: * Processing of histology specimens from receipt of cassette to dispatch of slides Additional information: This notice is to engage with the market to find out if there is any capacity and capability to provide NPH with processing of histology specimens from receipt of cassette to dispatch of slides that meets the needs of clinicians and patients based on current turnaround times. Also to meet the needs of tissue banking which supports current research projects and cardiorespiratory research locally. The services will be required as a contingency and interim until the space required is available at CUH. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05b34789-e2be-4199-8c56-da28ae2cfeb2 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Mar 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Mar 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | CAMBRIDGE | | Post town | Cambridge | | Postcode | CB23 3RE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | South Cambridgeshire | | Electoral ward | Caxton & Papworth | | Westminster constituency | St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85111800 - Pathology services ## Release History - 7 Mar 2018 at 12:04 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05b34789-e2be-4199-8c56-da28ae2cfeb2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05b34789-e2be-4199-8c56-da28ae2cfeb2 7th March 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/82d0bcd3-9066-46e8-92d3-ddf201c1912f Draft Specification ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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