Coming up· published 16 Apr 2025
Contract for the provision of pathology diagnostic testing (S4 network)
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Swindon, South West
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning Contract for the provision of pathology diagnostic testing (S4 network). It is a contract for other health and social care in Swindon.
Source: Find a Tender, published 16 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 16:28
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning Contract for the provision of pathology diagnostic testing (S4 network). It is a contract for other health and social care in Swindon. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Find a Tender published it on 16 April 2025. The notice number is 015702-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050466. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced a planned procurement process for the contract titled "Contract for the provision of pathology diagnostic testing (S4 network)." This tender falls under the 'Health Care Services' industry category, specifically pathology services, and will be conducted in the South West region of the United Kingdom (UKK).
The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 2nd June 2025. The procurement is regulated under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 rather than the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Key decision-makers for the award include Noman Manzoor, Director of Pathology, and Rob Webb, Director of Procurement for BSW Alliance.
The notice in full
Pathology Diagnostic Services
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
GWH is publishing an intention to award a contract for the provision of pathology diagnostics services using the Most Suitable Provider Process under the PSR regime
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 015702-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050466
- CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Town
- Swindon
- Postcode
- SN3 6BB
- Electoral ward
- Ridgeway
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Delivery area
- South West (England)
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Swindon
- Area
- Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Debbie Parin
- Address
- Swindon, SN3 6BB · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Contract for the provision of pathology diagnostic testing (S4 network)
When will the Contract for the provision of pathology diagnostic testing (S4 network) tender open?
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
Who is the buyer for Contract for the provision of pathology diagnostic testing (S4 network)?
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Swindon, South West. The named contact is Debbie Parin.
How do I bid for Contract for the provision of pathology diagnostic testing (S4 network)?
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