---
title: "NPEX annual service/maintenance and usage"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050a32"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-04-30"
---

# NPEX annual service/maintenance and usage

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050a32

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## Summary

The Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust has completed the procurement process for the annual service, maintenance, and usage of the NPEX software, which facilitates the exchange of pathology results. This contract, categorised under software-related services, was awarded to X-Lab Limited. The direct procurement method used was below the threshold, allowing the contract to proceed without competition. The procurement was managed by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, acting as the procuring entity within the Birmingham and Solihull Procurement Collaborative. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and is scheduled to end on 31st March 2026, involving a gross value of £21,600. The project falls under the services industry category and is based in Birmingham, UK.

This tender provides businesses the opportunity to leverage specialised software services and maintenance for healthcare systems, particularly in pathology result exchange. Companies that are small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and those with a focus on software services related to the healthcare sector stand to benefit significantly from this opportunity due to the specialised nature of the work. Organisations like X-Lab Limited, which is a supplier with verified expertise, can expand their operations within the UK healthcare system through such contracts, fostering business growth and reinforcing their market presence in the public healthcare sector.

## Notice

NPEX software which is a bespoke piece of software to allow the exchange of Pathology results from one location to another

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018003-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £18,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6NH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Edgbaston |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | X-LAB |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72260000 - Software-related services

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2025 at 12:33 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018003-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018003-2025
  30th April 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bwc.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/

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