Official UK procurement notice
WPL06379 - Spotlight Lymphoma Diagnostic Triage
Authority: University Hospital Southampton (Education)·On behalf of: WESSEX NHS PROCUREMENT LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionImage analysis to assist with faster lymphoma diagnosis. Spotlight's CA-/IVD marked product for lymphoma triage scans individual digital pathology slides, and assigning each
valid image to a diagnostic category. Following validation by integration of the lymphoma triage tool into UHS digital pathology system we will implement in the routine
workflow to develop with reflex immunohistochemistry requesting in advance of pathologist review in order to speed up the diagnostic process.
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
- 6 Mar 2026, 07:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2026, 09:50 BST
- Authority reference
WPL06379- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029435- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06639fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
First supplier to market.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
18 Mar 2026 → 31 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends223 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published211 days ago31 Mar 2026, 09:50 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published6 Mar 2026, 07:20 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 Mar 2026, 07:33 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published31 Mar 2026, 09:50 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPOTLIGHT PATHOLOGY LTDSpotlight Lymphoma Diagnostic Triage (AI)23 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2030 | £174,125 | 5 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SPOTLIGHT PATHOLOGY LTD
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- £174,125
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: KPIs have not been included in this contract as the scope of goods/service/works expectations are adequately defined through the agreed deliverables, timelines, and/or quality standards
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- WESSEX NHS PROCUREMENT LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityWessex NHS Procurement Limited provides procurement services for a number of NHS organisations
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SPOTLIGHT PATHOLOGY LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender