Histopathology Specimen Reporting Outsourcing
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The procurement process overseen by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, involves the award of a contract for Histopathology Specimen Reporting Outsourcing. Scheduled under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime- Wales 2025), the contract entails transport, processing, and reporting of wet tissue samples and digital images. The procurement falls under the health industry category, specifically focusing on cellular pathology services within the Central Valleys region, UKL15.
The process, currently in the award stage, followed a limited procurement method without prior publication, with a standstill period running from 15th to 29th September 2025. Key awards have been made to Cyted UK Ltd and Source BioScience UK Limited (Source LDPath) for various specialities, with each contract valued at £2,000,000 and signed on 9th September 2025. This tender presents lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in diagnostic pathology services, especially those capable of handling transport, processing, and digital reporting of medical samples.
The procurement method underscores a need for existing suppliers deeply integrated into the health services framework, making it ideal for large-scale companies with proven expertise and capacity to manage multiple specialities, such as dermatology, gynaecology, and urology, among others. Businesses seeking to enhance their footprint in the healthcare diagnostics sector may find substantial growth potential by engaging with NHS Wales' centralised procurement strategy.
This notice marks the intention to award a contract for Cwm Taf Morgannwg under the Health Trust Europe (HTE) Diagnostic solutions, Lot 2 Pathology Reporting under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime- Wales 2025) Cellular Pathology Services to include transport, processing, and reporting of wet tissue samples and digital images
This notice is an intention to award a contract for Cwm Taf Morgannwg under the Health Trust Europe (HTE) Diagnostic solutions, Lot 2 Pathology Reporting under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime- Wales 2025) for continuation of Provision of outsourced Histopathology Reporting services to support increased demand and capacity shortfalls within Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB's Cellular Pathology department. Services include transport, processing, and reporting of wet tissue samples and digital images across multiple specialties: Dermatology, Head & Neck, Gynaecology, Urology, Breast, General, Placenta, and Gastrointestinal. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period up to midnight 24th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales
This notice is an intention to award a contract for Cwm Taf Morgannwg under the Health Trust Europe (HTE) Diagnostic solutions, Lot 2 Pathology Reporting under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime- Wales 2025) for continuation of Transport, processing, and reporting of wet tissue samples and digital images across multiple specialties: Head & Neck, Gynaecology, Urology, Breast, General and Gastrointestinal. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period up to midnight 24th August 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales
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