Coming up· published 13 Feb 2025
Market Engagement - Pathology Reporting Services
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub · South Cambridgeshire, East
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub is planning Market Engagement - Pathology Reporting Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Cambridgeshire.
Source: Contracts Finder, published 13 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Market Engagement Notice · 14:07
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub is planning Market Engagement - Pathology Reporting Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Cambridgeshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £120,000,000,000.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Contracts Finder published it on 13 February 2025. The buyer reference is C339097. The OCDS ID is ocds-b5fd17-f405d524-4762-426f-80bd-33c1a0b6740f. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Market Engagement - Pathology Reporting Services" aimed at the health services industry. This procurement process seeks to engage with market providers to better understand their interest, capability, and capacity in delivering pathology reporting services.
The procurement process is currently in the planning phase, with an engagement end date set for 17th March 2025. The main procurement category is services, and the procurement value is estimated to be £120,000,000,000. Organisations interested in participating need to complete the questionnaire on the Atamis portal by the set deadline to be considered for further involvement.
SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to participate, providing an inclusive growth opportunity for diverse businesses. Engaging in this procurement process can help businesses establish long-term relationships with the NHS and be part of a 4-year framework under the Provider Selection Regime. Interested suppliers should ensure they are registered on the Atamis portal and submit their responses promptly to maximise their chances of being included in the upcoming procurement activities.
The notice in full
The purpose of the PIN is to gauge interest and connect with providers within this market-place to better understand market interest, capability and capacity to deliver the requirements. This notice is for information only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender or at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time.
As part of this pre-tender strategy, EOECPH would like to connect with providers of this type of service via a pre-market engagement exercise. We are therefore asking for assistance through completion of our questionnaire. The information provided will help us to form and shape the service specification for a framework that will be conducted under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) that will last 4 years.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system, Atamis, in any resulting procurement exercise. The questionnaire will run on: The Atamis portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome How to access the Questionnaire on the portal:
- Suppliers should register on the portal, if not already registered:
- To Express an Interest in this market engagement, search and Select contract reference - C339097 - Market Engagement - Pathology Reporting Services.
- Please complete the questionnaire within the requirements section
- Suppliers can contact the Atamis helpdesk at -
- support-health@atamis.co.uk or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance when completing responses The closing time and date for the return of your responses are 12.00pm on 17th March 2025.
Responses received after this date may be considered at EoECPH discretion.
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
- Not specified - Not specified
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £120,000,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: lots, awards, contracts.
References
- Buyer reference
- C339097
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f405d524-4762-426f-80bd-33c1a0b6740f
- CPV code
- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services; 85100000 - Health services; 85110000 - Hospital and related services; 85111100 - Surgical hospital services; 85111200 - Medical hospital services; 85111800 - Pathology services; 85112000 - Hospital support services; 85121200 - Medical specialist services; and 1 more
- CPV division
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Town
- Cambridge
- Postcode
- CB21 5XA
- Electoral ward
- Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Cambridgeshire CC
- Area
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Corporate Services
- Address
- Fulbourn, CB21 5XA · East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Market Engagement - Pathology Reporting Services
When will the Market Engagement - Pathology Reporting Services tender open?
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub 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.
How much is the Market Engagement - Pathology Reporting Services contract worth?
The estimated value is £120,000,000,000.
Who is the buyer for Market Engagement - Pathology Reporting Services?
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub, based in South Cambridgeshire, East. The named contact is Corporate Services.
How do I bid for Market Engagement - Pathology Reporting Services?
Register on the buyer's Atamis portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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