---
title: "CoPath Support and maintenance contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078504"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust"
published: "2026-10-09"
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# CoPath Support and maintenance contract

Buyer: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078504

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## Summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is procuring support and maintenance for CoPath, its existing laboratory information management system (LIMS). The service is an interim arrangement to keep the current system operating until the Trust transitions to the regional WINPATH LIMS solution, which is being developed and is expected to replace CoPath. Both systems are supplied by Clinisys. This is software support and maintenance work for the Trust’s existing LIMS service, serving its operations in Leeds. The requirement centres on continuity of the current system and its interfaces and workflows during the transition to the regional platform.

The procurement is complete and was directly awarded to Clinisys Solution Limited. The award date was 9 October 2026. The contract period runs from 29 October 2026 to 28 October 2028. The award value is £140,000 excluding VAT (£168,000 including VAT). The requirement is a single lot for CoPath support and maintenance. The Trust used a direct award on technical grounds: it considered Clinisys the only supplier able to meet the need, with no reasonable alternative, and cited compatibility and interoperability risks, alongside the cost and delay of changing supplier for a temporary arrangement. The stated legal basis is section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023.

For suppliers preparing to compete for comparable LIMS support work at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, this award points to the importance of proven capability with the Trust’s installed laboratory system and the ability to maintain service continuity across existing infrastructure, interfaces and workflows. Credibility would depend on demonstrating that support can be delivered without introducing compatibility risks or requiring disruptive redesign, integration, validation, testing or data migration. The Trust’s rationale also shows that it weighs transition cost and delay against the limited duration of an interim requirement. Clinisys supplies both the current CoPath system and the regional WINPATH solution, making continuity between the existing and replacement platforms central to this particular requirement.

## Notice

The Trust currently operates CoPath, which is due to be replaced by the regional WINPATH LIMS solution. Both systems are supplied by Clinisys. The required iteration of the regional solution is currently under development, with implementation/go-live anticipated in approximately two years. The proposed arrangement is therefore a time-limited interim requirement to maintain continuity of the existing LIMS service until transition to the regional solution.

### Procurement Information

It is proposed that the award is made under Section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits direct award where, due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can meet the requirement and there are no reasonable alternatives. Changing supplier during this transitional period would create significant interoperability and compatibility risks with the Trust's existing LIMS infrastructure, interfaces and workflows. It could require substantial redesign, integration, validation, testing and data migration, resulting in disproportionate cost and delay for what would be a temporary solution.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095783-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Oct 2026 - 28 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £140,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 3EX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Clinisys solution Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2026 at 15:44 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095783-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095783-2026
  9th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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