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title: "AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF PATHOLOGY SERVICES"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049c67"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST"
published: "2024-09-19"
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# AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF PATHOLOGY SERVICES

Buyer: CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049c67

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## Summary

The Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust has awarded a contract for "AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF PATHOLOGY SERVICES" under urgent circumstances. The award, made without prior publication of a call for competition, is critical for maintaining continuity of pathology services which support the Integrated Sexual Health Service for Hertfordshire and Southwest London Divisions. The contract, active since 19 August 2024 and running until 18 February 2025, with a possible extension of 6 months, has a lifetime value of £400,000. This falls under the services category, specifically aimed at pathology services. The award decision followed the CLCH governance process, with the objective to ensure no gap in patient treatment access.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in medical and pathology services. Entities with expertise in providing efficient and high-quality pathology services would find this contract well-suited due to its critical nature and the urgent requirement to sustain service continuity. While the current contract has been awarded to HSL PATHOLOGY LLP, there are potential extension opportunities and future tenders under similar urgent circumstances, making it attractive for established SMEs and larger organisations in the healthcare sector looking to expand their service portfolios within the UK regions mentioned.

## Notice

Pathology Services to support the Integrated Sexual Health Service for Hertfordshire and Southwest London Divisions

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Services to be provided - Pathology Services to support the Integrated Sexual Health Service for CLCH Hertfordshire and Southwest London Divisions The pathology service will support the delivery of improved sexual health and wellbeing for Hertfordshire and South West London residents.
This award was made under an urgent circumstance - due to the mutually agreed termination of the previous contract the relevant authority has no time to complete a full open market competition and mobilise a new service. Ensuring continuity of service provision is imperative and a statutory requirement. Any gap in service provision will impact patient access to treatment
the lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be PS400,000
The Contract period is from 19 August 2024 - 18 February 2025 with an option to extend once for a period of 6 months from the Expiry Date

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030077-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 5JD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Marylebone |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HSL PATHOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 19 Sep 2024 at 16:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030077-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hslpathology.com
- https://www.clch.nhs.uk
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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