Official UK procurement notice
Pathology Integration Engine (PIE) Hosting and Support
Authority: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is funding for Pathology Integration Engine (PIE) Hosting and Support Costs — a cloud‑based interoperability platform used to route pathology test orders and results between clinical systems and laboratories.
This expenditure is related to ME2 system hosting and support in order to rollout the implementation. The quote and supplier has been identified by the ME2 project leads and is fully funded.
The service has received funds for the ME2 expenditure, from which this activity is expected to be paid, and the required approval has been obtained from both the Operational and FM Finance leads.
Please note that UHL Procurement has not been involved in this process; however, have confirmed with Kelvin Mucheke (UHL Finance) that UHL is acting as the host organisation and will be raising orders on behalf of ME2. As such, UHL SFIs apply, including completion of any necessary waivers for direct awards.
Additionally, UHL D&D assurance is
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 9 Apr 2026, 11:59 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Apr 2026, 11:59 BST
- Authority reference
C436829- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032309- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067ed7Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published9 Apr 2026, 11:59 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synanetics LtdSME | £90,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Pathology Integration Engine (PIE) Hosting and Support · Synanetics LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Dec 2025
- Value
- £90,000
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Synanetics LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender