Awarded· 21 Apr 2025
Histology Archive Solution
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge, East
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Histology Archive Solution. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cambridge.
Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Cellpath
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 08:48
View notice2025
Contract starts
Next
2030
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Histology Archive Solution. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cambridge. The contract went to Cellpath. It was awarded on 21 April 2025. The contract value is £78,067. The contract runs from 29 April 2025 to 29 April 2030. It lasts 5 years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 25 April 2025. The notice number is 016924-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05075a.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process conducted by the Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, located in Cambridge, aimed at securing a "Histology Archive Solution" for the secure storage of histology samples in the pathology services industry category. This contract, under the specific procurement method of direct procurement, was concluded below the threshold without competition.
The procurement stage has reached completion, with the contract signed on 22 April 2025 and effective from 30 April 2025 until 29 April 2030. The awarded contract valued at £78,067.20 was granted to CellPath Limited, a supplier based in Altrincham, United Kingdom. The contract's pathway highlights opportunities particularly for SMEs like CellPath Limited, showcasing how niche expertise in medical archiving can capture direct procurement contracts within the public health sector.
The notice in full
Secure storage of histology samples
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 29 Apr 2025 to 29 Apr 2030 (5 years)
- Awarded to
- Cellpath
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £78,067
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 016924-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05075a
- CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cambridge
- Town
- Cambridge
- Postcode
- CB2 0AY
- Electoral ward
- Queen Edith's
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Cambridgeshire CC
- Area
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Procurement
- Address
- Cambridge, CB2 0AY · East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Cellpath
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Histology Archive Solution
Who won the Histology Archive Solution contract?
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Cellpath on 21 April 2025. It is due to end on 29 April 2030, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Histology Archive Solution contract worth?
The contract value is £78,067. The contract runs from 29 April 2025 to 29 April 2030 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Histology Archive Solution?
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, based in Cambridge, East. The named contact is Procurement.
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