ESNEFT3285 PSR Histopathology Insourcing Services
Description: The Trust is seeking a supplier to provide a dedicated Histopathology Consultant
Reporting Service under an insourcing model. The service will support the
reduction of reporting backlogs and delivery of agreed turnaround times while
maintaining high clinical quality and compliance with NHS and Royal College of
Pathologists (RCPath) standards.
The supplier must demonstrate the ability to provide a flexible, scalable service
that can be mobilised rapidly to respond to fluctuations in reporting demand.
Summary: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust intends to procure a dedicated histopathology consultant reporting service through an insourcing model. The service will help reduce histopathology reporting backlogs, achieve agreed turnaround times and maintain clinical quality in line with NHS and Royal College of Pathologists standards. The supplier will provide reporting capacity that can be scaled and mobilised quickly when demand changes. The work is for the Trust’s acute sites in East Suffolk and North Essex, under hospital and related health services. It is a healthcare services requirement, with the main classification covering hospital and related services. The Trust is the buying organisation and the service is intended to support its pathology operations across its sites.