Official UK procurement notice
Cision Invision · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£48,500published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to AnatoPath Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Gross Exam System with Cision Enlight. Sole Supplier on the market for this equipment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jul 2026, 12:17 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 12:17 BST
- Authority reference
C451605- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070744- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d430Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Sole Supplier for unique pathology equipment
Review and risk notes
- Risks
N/A
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published27 Jul 2026, 12:17 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £48,5001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnatoPath Limited1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2036 | £48,500 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AnatoPath LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender