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Published 27 Aug 2025, 11:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Histology Reporting · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG1)

Published estimate£2,080,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 17 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a histology reporting service.

CPV: Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Provision of a histology reporting service, providing a full diagnostic report on all…Published value£2,080,000

Provision of a histology reporting service, providing a full diagnostic report on all samples submitted by the Authority. The samples are to be submitted by provision of paper or electronic patient/case data in a format to be agreed by both parties and by the issuing of associated glass slides to the supplier, via a dedicated courier service provided by the supplier. An alternative process for submitting digital slides may be agreed between the Supplier and the Authority should relevant enabling technology be available.

Delivery: West Midlands · Department of Pathology Worcestershire Royal Hospital Charles Hastings Way Worcester WR5 1DD

Extensions: Optional extension of two periods of 12 months. The duration of the contract shall be no longer than 4 years in total.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 27 Aug 2025, 11:06 BST
Last source update: 27 Aug 2025, 11:06 BST
Award evaluation window: 27 Aug 2025 – …
Authority reference: C384271
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-051508
Classification (CPV): Pathology services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058e57 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 17 Sept 2025
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 27 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

27 Aug 2025 → 17 Sept 2025 · 3 dates

Notice published
27 Aug 2025, 11:06 BST
Bids opened
27 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission deadline
17 Sept 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, West Midlands, WR5 1DDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria