Official UK procurement notice
CLI-FTS-60532 All Wales Digital Cellular Pathology
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)·Consortium: 7 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services (NWSSP-ProcS), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust, are seeking to publish a competitive tender on behalf of NHS Wales for an All Wales Digital Cellular Pathology Managed Service Contract.
Please see tender documents for full details.
The itt code for this procurement on etenderwales is itt_123364.
CPV: Pathology services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs 7 mo from 1 Apr 2027
Published description of the framework
This will be a sole supplier framework with call off of managed service contracts by Health Boards to the successful supplier.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£27,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please see tender documents
What 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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Cost
- Economic & financial standing
Please see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please see tender documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “CLI-FTS-60532 All Wales Digital Cellular Pathology” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Oct 2025, 14:41 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Apr 2026, 16:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
CLI-FTS-60532- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031597- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cd65Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗
the ITT reference for this tender on etenderwales is itt_123364
Timeline
15 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published377 days ago15 Oct 2025, 14:41 BST
- Market engagement362 days ago30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
We plan to hold a virtual supplier presentation day with interested suppliers on 5th November 2025, interested suppliers are asked to ensure their interest is registered by no later than 30th October 2025.
Suppliers who register their interest will be allocated a slot and are requested to conduct a presentation (length to be confirmed) based on the following remit:
- How complete image management will be achieved (scanning, interfaces allowing movement across all health boards freely, linkage, and artificial intelligence).
- Storage of specimens in the short, medium, and long term.
- Image and data security.
- Interfacing with the NHS Wales Laboratory Information Management System and Welsh Clinical Portal.
- Timelines of implementation of an All Wales solution.
- Example sites where supplier is a primary contractor of a managed service contract in this contract area.
The presentation will be followed by the opportunity for the panel to ask questions.
- Next notice expected240 days ago1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published203 days ago7 Apr 2026, 16:02 BST
- Clarification questions by133 days ago16 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends120 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown30 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 89 days25 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Oct 2025, 14:41 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published7 Apr 2026, 16:02 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £27,000,0007 Apr 2026, 16:02 BSTwas £18,600,000
- Status changed to active7 Apr 2026, 16:02 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Apr 2026, 16:02 BST
- Deadline published: 30 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST7 Apr 2026, 16:02 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
7 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Aneurin Bevan University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Cardiff and Vale University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Hywel Dda University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Swansea Bay University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender