Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Pathology Testing Services
Authority: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. Provision of Pathology testing services
CPV: Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Content of notice of intention to award to the existing provider under Direct Award…Planned
Content of notice of intention to award to the existing provider under Direct Award Process C<br/><br/>1. A statement that the relevant authority is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C.<br/><br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 19/10/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR<br/><br/><br/>2.The contract title and reference.<br/><br/>Title: Provision of Pathology Testing Services<br/><br/>3.The name and address of the registered office or principal place of business of the provider to whom an award is to be made.<br/><br/>HSL PATHOLOGY LLP (TRADING AS HSL - ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS) <br/>The Halo Building, 1 Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9AX<br/><br/>4.A description of the relevant health care services to which the contract relates, including the most relevant CPV code<br/><br/>Description – Pathology services<br/>CPV Code – 85111800– Pathology services<br/><br/>5.The approximate lifetime value of the contract.<br/><br/>£60,000 (24 months)<br/><br/><br/><br/>6.Details of the award decision-makers.<br/><br/>Key Individuals – Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust<br/><br/>Head of Pathology<br/><br/><br/>7.A statement explaining the award decision-makers’ reasons for selecting the chosen provider:<br/>1. Quality and Innovation – Existing supplier for pathology testing. No issues with current supply,<br/>2. Value – They have consistently over a period of time delivered a valuable service within the available budget allocation.<br/><br/><br/>8.Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.<br/><br/><br/>None declared<br/><br/>9.Information as to how any conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were managed. N/A
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How Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust buys Hospital and related services (CPV 8511), and who usually turns up
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Hospital and related services (CPV 8511) →
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Half of these awards have an award date within 75 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid0% / 39%
2–340% / 31%
4–620% / 20%
7+40% / 10%
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Below estimate18%
Within ±2%50%
Above estimate32%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1Content of notice of intention to award to the existing provider under Direct Award…CPV 8511Published estimate£60k
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1 bid20%
2–333%
4–629%
7+18%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| IHSS LtdEarlier contract | Provision of Sterile Servicesnotice published Dec 2024 | — | £11m | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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About this data
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
48% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
48% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (48% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Provision of Sterile Services — held by IHSS Ltd; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2026, 18:51 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 18:51 BST
- Authority reference
C475249- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095433- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07843eFind a Tender
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 Oct 2026 → 19 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published18 days ago8 Oct 2026, 18:51 BST
- Tender notice expected8 days ago19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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