Official UK procurement notice
All Wales Digital Cellular Pathology Managed Service
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIt is the intention of the NHS Wales National Digital Cellular Pathology Programme to build on the work of previous phases to proceed with introduction of digital capability providing a digitised Digital Cellular Pathology Service for Wales in line with the global direction of travel. This Digital Cellular Pathology service would incorporate: the ability for any consultant within Wales, to report and review any case, from any location, at any location, using any device; full integration into the All Wales Laboratory Information Management System; full integration into a nationally standardised Voice Recognition System, and the routine use of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Deep Learning. Please note a Prior Information Notice has been published previously in relation to this opportunity (2022-009550 (2022/S 000-009550)).
CPV: Pathology dissection instruments and supplies · Pathology services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 7 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “All Wales Digital Cellular Pathology Managed Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 16:48 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2025, 16:48 BST
- Authority reference
CLI-FTS-XXXXX- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026987- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052495Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 16:48 BST
- Tender notice expected360 days ago1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 16:48 BSTUK1
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender