Awarded· 30 Jun 2025
Pathology Histology Services
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire · Warwick, West Midlands
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire has awarded Pathology Histology Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warwick.
Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Forensic Access
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 08:59
View noticeNext
2028
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire has awarded Pathology Histology Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warwick. The contract went to Forensic Access. It was awarded on 30 June 2025. The contract value is £36,000. The contract runs from 30 June 2025 to 30 June 2028. It lasts 3 years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 24 July 2025. The notice number is 042603-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05651b.
Summary of the contracting process
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire has awarded a contract to Forensic Access Ltd for the delivery of pathology histology services to Warwickshire Police. The contract addresses the need following the withdrawal of services previously provided by Forensic Pathology Services. This direct award contract, valued at approximately £12,000 plus VAT per annum, will run from 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2028, with no extensions planned.
The procurement process employed a direct method below the threshold without competition, and the services fall under the industry category of pathology services. This contract focuses on the Warwickshire region, specifically within the UKG13 area. As Forensic Access Ltd, an SME, has been awarded this contract, it demonstrates that smaller-scale enterprises with specialised offerings can effectively compete by catering to the precise and critical needs of regional law enforcement agencies.
This procurement highlights the potential for similar entities to capitalise on niche service requirements in public sector procurement.
The notice in full
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire has awarded a contract for the provision of pathology histology services to Warwickshire Police. From 30 June 2022 the provision of pathology histology services previously provided via Forensic Pathology Services (FPS) was withdrawn therefore a further exemption has recently been completed to continue to receive this critical service direct from Forensic Access, a service that is not available elsewhere.
The service offered by Forensic Access to Warwickshire Police will be formalised by a MoU between both parties. The MoU will be in place for 3 years with no options to extend and although cannot state precise value as cannot predict how often service will be required an estimate based on previous annual spend estimates approximately PS12,000 plus VAT per annum.
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
- 30 Jun 2025 to 30 Jun 2028 (3 years)
- Awarded to
- Forensic Access
- 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
- £36,000
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
- 042603-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05651b
- CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Warwick
- Town
- Coventry
- Postcode
- CV35 7QB
- Electoral ward
- Warwick All Saints & Woodloes
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Warwickshire CC
- Area
- Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Leek Wootton, CV35 7QB · West Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Forensic Access
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Pathology Histology Services
Who won the Pathology Histology Services contract?
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire awarded the contract to Forensic Access on 30 June 2025. It is due to end on 30 June 2028, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Pathology Histology Services contract worth?
The contract value is £36,000. The contract runs from 30 June 2025 to 30 June 2028 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Pathology Histology Services?
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire, based in Warwick, West Midlands.
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