Coming up· published 30 May 2025
Pathology Services
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Warrington, North West
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning Pathology Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 30 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 09:36
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning Pathology Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Find a Tender published it on 30 May 2025. The notice number is 028685-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05296b.
Summary of the contracting process
The Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning a procurement process for the delivery of Pathology Services under the Provider Selection Regime, in accordance with the Health Care Services Regulations 2023. The pertinent contract is set to utilise the Most Suitable Provider Process, with key stakeholders overseeing decisions.
This initiative is aimed at establishing a Pathology Network consisting of three hubs across North Liverpool, East Sefton and Cheshire West. The focus is currently on establishing the East Hub Pathology Service, covering areas including St Helens, Warrington, and Halton. As of now, preparations are in the planning stage, with a future notice expected by 25 June 2025.
The notice in full
Provision of Pathology Services
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
In 2019 the NHS Long Term Plan set out the key ambition that all pathology services in England would be part of a pathology network by 2023 (now April 2025).
In response to this the Cheshire & Merseyside Pathology Network developed an Outline Business Case which detailed an ambitious Target Operating Model which consists of developing 3 pathology hubs which would work together to make the best use of the assets and capabilities available, and to deliver on the benefits to patient care that are available by working more closely together.
These three hubs cover the following geographical areas: North Hub - Liverpool East Hub - Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, Warrington & Halton South Hub - Cheshire West and The Wirral To meet the National and Local ambitions Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts are seeking a provider to deliver the East Hub Pathology Service.
This provider must be able to offer a single pathology service for the geographical area of the East hub (see table above) delivered through a hub and spoke model. The provider must be able to deliver a single pathology service which consists of a Central Hub, situated in the geographic area, and Essential Service Laboratories at Ormskirk Southport, St Helens, Warrington, and Halton hospitals.
The provider must be able to deliver all aspects of: Cellular Pathology (Histopathology and Cytology), Mortuary Services, Blood Science (Chemistry, Haematology, and blood transfusion), Immunology and Microbiology pathology services within the Central Hub. The provider must be able to deliver Blood science (Chemistry, Haematology and blood transfusion) and a small number of Microbiology Screening (Blood Cultures and Cerebral Spinal Fluid) tests on site at the Essential Services Laboratories.
To provide the service all hospital sites will retain their current equipment from their current suppliers, and so the provider will not be required to provide any equipment as part of this service.
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
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
- 028685-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05296b
- CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA5 1QG
- Electoral ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Delivery area
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Warrington
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Alison Parker
- Address
- Warrington, WA5 1QG · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Pathology Services
When will the Pathology Services tender open?
Warrington and Halton Teaching 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 Pathology Services?
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Alison Parker.
How do I bid for Pathology Services?
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