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title: "Services Contract for Dermatology"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eada"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# Services Contract for Dermatology

Buyer: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eada

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## Summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust commissioned a specialist dermatology service for St George's Hospital in London. The requirement is intraoperative histological processing during Mohs micrographic surgery for complex facial skin cancers. The selected provider supplies a specialist biomedical technician to prepare frozen-section biopsy slides while surgery is under way. This allows dermatologists and pathologists to assess tumour margins in real time and supports complete excision during a single visit. The service depends on highly specialised technical skills that are not readily available within the Trust's existing workforce. The procurement is classified as dermatology services (CPV 85121282), delivered within the hospital's Dermatology department.

The process used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition, under the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services rather than the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The published outcome records an active award to Cryotomy, an SME, for £433,907.90 including the stated contract value currency of GBP. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026. The tender was marked complete, although the notice describes the outcome as an intention to award and says the standstill period began on publication, with representations due by 4 September 2026. The single lot is marked cancelled. Evaluation gave 100% weight to the existing provider's quality and likely satisfactory performance, and 0% to price. One bid was recorded.

This procurement shows demand for a niche biomedical and histopathology support service within Mohs surgery, where reliable frozen-section slide preparation directly supports rapid margin assessment and safe cancer excision. A credible future competitor would need specialist biomedical technicians able to process intraoperative tissue in real time, work closely with dermatologists and pathologists, and maintain consistently high-quality slides. The buyer's decision placed all evaluation weight on service quality and confidence that the existing provider would meet the required standard, with price carrying no weight. Evidence of sustained high-quality performance, positive feedback from clinical users, and the ability to provide specialist staff not available in the hospital's workforce would therefore be important when this requirement is next considered.

## Notice

Dermatology service contract for St George's Hospital Foundation Trust.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Cryotomy provides a specialist Biomedical technician to support intraoperative histological processing during Mohs micrographic surgery in the Dermatology department. This enables real-time assessment of tumour margins, facilitating complete excision in a single visit. The role requires highly specialised skills not readily available within the existing workforce and is essential for safe and efficient delivery of the service.

### 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 04/09/2026. 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/080487-2026 |
| 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 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £433,907 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW17 0QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI34 Wandsworth |
| Local authority | Wandsworth |
| Electoral ward | Tooting Broadway |
| Westminster constituency | Tooting |
| Delivery location | TLI34 Wandsworth |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Cryotomy |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121282 - Dermatology services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 15:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080487-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/
- https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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