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Published 19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BCU-ITT-60244 - PATHOLOGY TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR YSBYTY GLAN CLWYD

Official notice

Procurement agent: BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£148,276pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 2 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Pathology Department at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd requires a reliable and efficient transport service for the routine collection and delivery of pathology samples, pathology reports, hospital mail, and, when necessary, pharmacy products. This service is essential to support timely diagnostics, patient care, and internal communications across the Health Board. A full list of sites to be serviced is provided within the ITT & specification.

The required service will operate on a scheduled basis from Monday to Friday, including Saturdays and Statutory Holidays as necessary. The successful contractor will be expected to adhere to strict collection and delivery timelines to ensure continuity of clinical and operational services.

The initial contract will be awarded for a period of 24 months, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the Health Board, subject to satisfactory performance and continued service need.

CPV: Courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2028 with extensions
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049794
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Courier services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a6c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

19 Aug 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
  2. Market engagement
    31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    This is a pre-market engagement notice and interested parties are invited to submit a proposal via the eTender portal once the tender is live. If there are any queries regarding the procurement, please contact Alexandra McHugh.

  3. Tender notice expected
    2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts361 days ago
    1 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
    UK2

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

3 public bodies on the notice

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Procurement agentPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: 7A1 Headquarters, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales, LL57 2PWContact name, email

Clients of the procurement agent

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure