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Awarded· 26 Mar 2025

Cellular Pathology Insourcing

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · South Norfolk, East

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Cellular Pathology Insourcing. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Norfolk.

Source: Find a Tender, published 26 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 16:01

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Cellular Pathology Insourcing. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Norfolk. The contract went to Health Now. It was awarded on 26 March 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 26 March 2025. The notice number is 011388-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04f919.

Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is in the process of awarding a contract for "Cellular Pathology Insourcing", classified under Pathology services (CPV 85111800). This contract, valued at approximately £56,700, involves delivering cellular pathology services in the East of England (UKH1 region) from 15th April to 30th June 2025.

The procurement stage for this contract is the Award stage, with an intention to award notice dated 26th March 2025. The contract follows a limited procurement method under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), with the standstill period beginning the day after the notice's publication and allows for representations by providers to the relevant authority.

SMEs like Health Now Limited, the intended awardee, can benefit from such contracts by expanding their service portfolio and establishing stronger ties within the NHS framework. The limited procurement method may favour established providers who are already familiar with similar service delivery and compliance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The notice in full

Cellular Pathology Insourcing. This is awarded using documentation from the NHS Workforce Alliance Insourcing framework

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    This contract is for insourcing cellular pathology services

    The intention is to award a contract to an existing provider following PSR Direct Award Process C.

    The approximate lifetime value of this contract is PS56,700

    The services are expected to be delivered between 15th April and 30th June.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Health Now
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
011388-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f919
CPV code
85111800 - Pathology services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is based in South Norfolk. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
South Norfolk
Town
Norwich
Postcode
NR4 7UY
Electoral ward
Cringleford
Constituency
South Norfolk
Delivery area
East Anglia
Region
East
Sub-region
Breckland and South Norfolk
Area
Norfolk
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Contact
James Anderson
Address
Norwich, NR4 7UY · East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Health Now
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Cellular Pathology Insourcing

Who won the Cellular Pathology Insourcing contract?

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Health Now on 26 March 2025.

Who is the buyer for Cellular Pathology Insourcing?

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in South Norfolk, East. The named contact is James Anderson.

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