Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 5 Sept 2025, 16:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

OUTSOURCING OF HISTOLOGY SPECIMENS

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL18)

Awarded value£30,210published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Cyted UK Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To support the Welsh Government’s efforts to reduce waiting times within Cellular Pathology services at Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB), a Direct Award is intended to be made to CYTED UK Ltd for the provision of outsourced specimen testing. The service contract is scheduled to commence on 22nd September 2025.

CPV: Health services · Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is a Contract Award Notice a contract under Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR…Awarded

This is a Contract Award Notice a contract under Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales).

This notice confirms the intention of Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) to award a contract via Direct Award under the

HealthTrust Europe (HTE) Framework Agreement: Supply of Diagnostic Services, reference HTE-010497, Lot 2 – Pathology Reporting.

The proposed contract is for a short-term outsourcing arrangement to increase cellular pathology capacity at Singleton Hospital.

The selected provider, CYTED UK Ltd, will deliver a full “wet, block and slide to report” service, covering cases from low to high

complexity.

This award is being made under the Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR) Regulations 2025. For clarity, the Public Contracts

Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 are not applicable to this procurement.

Publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period, during which representations may be submitted.

The deadline for receipt of representations is midnight on Thursday, 18th September 2025.

Please note, this contract has not yet been formally awarded, this notice is issued solely as a statement of intent in accordance with PSR

Wales.

The service contract is scheduled to commence on 22nd September 2025.

Delivery: Wales

85111800 Pathology services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Sept 2025, 16:07 BST
Last source update: 23 Sept 2025, 14:51 BST
Authority reference: SBU-DAP1- 60401
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-058944
Classification (CPV): Health servicesPathology services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05953b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The use of a national framework a direct award route has been selected due to unforeseen and urgent timescales required to operationalise the service. the immediate need for additional capacity has necessitated a swift procurement approach.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:156029)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £30,2101 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cyted UK Ltd	£302,010 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Cyted UK Ltd	£30,210 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 054404-2025-SBU-DAP1- 60401-1 · Cyted UK Ltd
Signed
1 Sept 2025
Value
£302,010
Status
active
OUTSOURCING OF HISTOLOGY SPECIMENS · Cyted UK Ltd
Signed
1 Sept 2025
Value
£30,210
Status
active
- Change Direct Award Process 1 confirmation of Contract Award Notice, for the avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Direct Award Process 1 confirmation of Contract Award Notice, for the avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentLocal Health BoardHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cyted UK LtdAwarded supplier 2 Falcon Road, Hinchingbrooke Business Park, Huntingdon, East of England, PE29 6FGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.