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title: "Histology Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e925"
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buyer: "The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey"
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# Histology Services

Buyer: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e925

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Outsourcing of pathology services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079695-2026 |
| 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 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 3 Jul 2025 - 2 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £36,377 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey |
| Locality | GUILDFORD |
| Postcode area | Guildford |
| Postcode | GU3 1YJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Guildford |
| Electoral ward | Stoke |
| Westminster constituency | Guildford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Forensic Access Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 08:20 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079695-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079695-2026
  21st August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.forensic-access.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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