---
title: "Pathology Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eb54"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-03-11"
---

# Pathology Services

Buyer: BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eb54

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## Summary

The Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract for pathology services under the Provider Selection Regime regulations. The contract is valued at £3,000,000 (ex VAT) and spans from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028. The award decision has been made, but the contract is not yet formally awarded, marking the start of the standstill period. Businesses can submit representations by 21st March 2025. The procurement method is a direct award without prior publication of a call for competition, conducted under the Health Care Services regulations from 2023, making this process fall outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for business growth for companies involved in healthcare services, specifically those providing pathology, blood transfusion, point of care testing, and transport services. The existing provider, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, has been identified to continue providing these services based on their satisfactory performance in the original contract. Businesses with expertise in delivering high-quality, innovative healthcare solutions and strong collaboration capabilities are well-suited to compete in such opportunities within the Berkshire region. The procurement values service sustainability, improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice, and social value, which are critical factors for providers in the healthcare industry.

## Notice

Provision of Pathology, blood transfusion, point of care testing and transport services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Pathology, blood transfusion, point of care testing and transport services. The trust intend to award the contract to an existing provider under Direct Award process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The value of the contract is PS3,000,000 ex VAT. The service will be provided 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2028

### Procurement Information

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 21st March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008647-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BRACKNELL |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG12 2UT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ15 Berkshire East |
| Local authority | Bracknell Forest |
| Electoral ward | Bullbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Bracknell |
| Delivery location | TLJ11 Berkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2025 at 09:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008647-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/
- https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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