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Published 16 Apr 2025, 09:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Solutions for Histopathology Testing

Official notice

Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£199,947published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 17 Jun 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to CellPath Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision 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 published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
33696500 Laboratory reagents

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
17 Jun 2025, 13:53 BST
Authority reference
C354679
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032978
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0503a5 Find 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

17 Jun 2025 → 26 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 13:53 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    26 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 09:41 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 13:53 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £199,9471 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CellPath LtdSME1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2028£199,94717 Jun 2025standstill to 26 Jun 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXQG-2592-VYYY Finance & Procurement Business Unit, Wards 17 & 18, Trafford Hospital, Trafford, North West, M41 5SLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CellPath LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYTJ-9243-RDRL 80 Mochdre Enterprise Park, Newton, Wales, SY16 4LEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender