Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Solutions for Histopathology Testing
Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£199,947published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Solutions to allow Histopathology to carry out testing of patient samples, which have been validated for use on histopathology equipment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 16 Apr 2025, 09:41 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2025, 09:41 BST
- Authority reference
C354679- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015411- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0503a4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
The current solutions are validated on the Laboratory equipment, moving away from the current supplier, would require a full validation process, that would cause significant delay to the testing of patient samples.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published16 Apr 2025, 09:41 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected28 Apr 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £199,9471 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published29 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 | £199,947 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender