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Published 20 May 2025, 10:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pathology Reporting Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£120,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 1 Nov 2028 · up to 1 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 2 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The main purpose of this framework is to provide Contracting Authorities with a compliant route to market for their Pathology Reporting Services. The types of services expected to be captured under the framework will be divided into 4 Lots: Lot 1 - Reporting Only Lot 2 - Slide Scanning and Reporting Lot 3 - Paraffin/Sample Jar, Scan and Report Lot 4 - Managed Service

CPV: Administrative healthcare services · Hospital and related services · Hospital support services · Medical hospital services · Medical specialist services · Miscellaneous health services · Pathology services · Surgical hospital services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 2 Nov 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 2 Nov 2025 – 1 Nov 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Nov 2029 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Pathology Reporting Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 May 2025, 10:55 BST
Last source update
20 May 2025, 10:55 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023078
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Administrative healthcare servicesHospital and related servicesHospital support servicesMedical hospital servicesMedical specialist servicesMiscellaneous health servicesPathology servicesSurgical hospital services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051844 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

20 May 2025 → 2 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    20 May 2025, 10:55 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts359 days ago
    2 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    20 May 2025, 10:55 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXMB-9766-NLTH Victoria House, Camlife, Cambridge Road, Fulbourn, East of England, CB21 5XAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender