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Awarded· 15 Sept 2025

Cellular Pathology insourcing

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

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 14 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Health Now

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:45

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 11:55

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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 15 September 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 14 October 2025. The notice number is 065156-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059b6e.

Summary of the contracting process

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has engaged in a procurement process for "Cellular Pathology Insourcing," under CPV code 85111800, indicating a focus on pathology services. Situated in Norwich (UKH15), this procurement process was executed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

A critical element of this procurement is the awarded contract for insourced cellular pathology services, with services scheduled from 1st October to 31st December 2025. The procurement method employed was a limited procedure, specifically a direct award approach without prior publication, with a contract value of approximately £51,000. The tender process progressed through several stages, culminating in the formal award in September 2025.

Specifically, small and medium-sized enterprises experienced in healthcare service frameworks like the NHS Workforce Alliance would find this contract attractive.

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 intended contract is for insourced cellular pathology services.

    This is an Intention to Award notice - and the process being used is PSR - Direct Award C

    The approximate value of this contract is PS51,000 from 1st Oct 2025 to 31st Dec 2025

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Key facts

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

Contract

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

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, 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
065156-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b6e
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 of England
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 of England · 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 15 September 2025.

Who is the buyer for Cellular Pathology insourcing?

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

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