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title: "BCU-FCONC-64309 - Histopathology - Outsourcing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078005"
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buyer: "Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board"
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# BCU-FCONC-64309 - Histopathology - Outsourcing

Buyer: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078005

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## Summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board commissioned outsourced diagnostic histopathology and cytopathology to support its centralised cellular pathology service. The requirement covers laboratory processing and pathology reporting across a range of specialities, using glass slides and/or digital whole-slide images. It is intended to help maintain diagnostic services where laboratory and reporting capacity has been under pressure and cases have built up, including wet cases, cases awaiting microtomy and cases ready for reporting. The work serves the Health Board in North Wales, covering Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. The work is specialist medical diagnostic services, rather than general clinical or imaging provision.

The process has reached award: the Health Board selected Diagnexia UK Limited, and the contract is active and signed. The contract value is £380,000. It was signed on 2 October 2026; the contract period is not stated. The Health Board used a limited procedure without a prior competition, making a direct award call-off through an NHS framework for teleradiology, telepathology and telemedicine services. The procurement was conducted under the Provider Selection Regime Wales. The supplier was assessed on activity, financial standing and technical ability, then scored against quality (40%), value (25%), collaboration and service sustainability (10%), improving access and reducing health inequalities (10%), and social responsibility (15%). One bid was recorded for the requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board for outsourced cellular pathology capacity to sustain diagnostic services and address case backlogs. A credible provider needs to offer a UKAS-accredited laboratory service alongside specialist cellular pathology reporting, with the ability to report from glass slides and/or digital whole-slide images across relevant specialities. Reporting pathologists must hold FRCPath and appropriate membership of an external quality assurance scheme for their subspeciality. Suppliers also need demonstrable activity, financial standing and technical ability. The evaluation places substantial weight on quality and also considers value, collaboration, service sustainability, access and health inequalities, and social responsibility. The route used was a direct award call-off under an NHS framework, so framework eligibility and the ability to deliver specialist diagnostic services at Health Board scale are commercially relevant.

## Notice

To support the delivery of outsourced diagnostic Histopathology and Cytopathology Services for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To support the delivery of outsourced diagnostic Histopathology and Cytopathology Services for Betsi Cadwalardr University Health Board (BCUHB) BCUHB currently provides a centralised diagnostic service for Cellular Pathology, however, laboratory and reporting capacity is being regularly challenged and a current backlog of cases to include wet cases, cases awaiting microtomy and cases ready for reporting exists within the department. To maintain the diagnostic service with Cellular Pathology, an out-sourcing solution is required that can provide laboratory service in a UKAS accredited establishment together with Cellular Pathology reporting of either glass and / or digital whole slide images across a range of specialities. It is required that all reporting Pathologists engaged in this support must hold the FRCPath and have appropriate memberships of EQA Schemes in accordance with their sub-speciality.

### Procurement Information

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board intends to proceed with a direct award call-off under the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Framework utilising the National Framework Agreement for Teleradiology, Telepathology, and Telemedicine Services (Reference: F/103/TTTPSR/25/AB) - Notice published in line with the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (PSR Wales) intention to award notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093475-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £380,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board |
| Locality | BANGOR |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL11 Isle of Anglesey, TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Diagnexia UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121000 - Medical practice services
- 85150000 - Medical imaging services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 15:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093475-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

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