Awarded· 11 Mar 2025
Pathology Services
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Bracknell Forest, South East
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Pathology Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bracknell Forest.
Source: Find a Tender, published 11 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:48
View notice
About this tender
In brief
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Pathology Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bracknell Forest. The contract went to Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 11 March 2025. The contract value is £3,000,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 11 March 2025. The notice number is 008646-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04eb53.
Summary of the contracting process
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has initiated a procurement process for the provision of pathology services. This process is in the award stage under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), with the intention to formally award the contract pending. The contract covers blood transfusion, point of care testing, and transport services, valued at £3,000,000 excluding VAT, and will be provided from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028.
The service is to be carried out in the Berkshire region, specifically Bracknell (UKJ11), and the tender process did not involve a prior call for competition due to its classification as falling outside the directives. Key deadlines include the start of the standstill period from the publication date of 11 March 2025, with representations by providers to be made by 21 March 2025.
The notice in full
Provision of Pathology, blood transfusion, point of care testing and transport services
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Provision of Pathology, blood transfusion, point of care testing and transport services. The trust intend to award the contract to an existing provider under Direct Award process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The value of the contract is PS3,000,000 ex VAT.
The service will be provided 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2028
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £3,000,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 008646-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04eb53
- CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Town
- Reading
- Postcode
- RG12 2UT
- Electoral ward
- Bullbrook
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Delivery area
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Berkshire East
- Area
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Elizabeth Geaney
- Address
- Bracknell, RG12 2UT · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Pathology Services
Who won the Pathology Services contract?
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust on 11 March 2025.
How much is the Pathology Services contract worth?
The contract value is £3,000,000.
Who is the buyer for Pathology Services?
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, based in Bracknell Forest, South East. The named contact is Elizabeth Geaney.
Get ready for the next round
Contracts like this come back. We help care providers build the evidence, policies and case studies a buyer scores, so you are ready when the re-tender opens.
What to do next
- This contract has been awarded.
- A re-tender usually follows near the end.
- Build your evidence and case studies now.
- Keep your policies and training records current.
Bidding for contracts like this
Other tenders in Bracknell Forest
- MSK Physiotherapy Recovery OutsourcingBracknell Forest
- Physical Activity ConnectorsBracknell Forest
- Managing Emotions ProgrammeBracknell Forest
- Berkshire Complex Mental Health Floating Support ServiceBracknell Forest
- Reader Shared ReadingBracknell Forest
- ECG InterpretationBracknell Forest
- Berkshire Mind ConnectorBracknell Forest
- High Intensity MH Support ServiceBracknell Forest
Browse by sector
- All open health and social care tendersThe full feed, updated every 30 minutes.
- Tender sectors we coverWhat each sector buys and how bids are scored.
- Supported living tendersSupport for adults in their own tenancies.
- Extra care tendersHousing with care staff on site.
- Reablement tendersShort-term help to regain everyday skills.
- Residential care and care home tendersCare home and nursing home beds.
- Domiciliary care tendersCare visits in people's own homes.
- Children and young people tendersChildren's homes, placements and short breaks.
Get help with your bid
- Health and social care tender writingWe write and review your bid.
- Guidance on managing a bidPlan a bid from notice to submission.
- Providers we have helped win contractsContracts our clients have won.
- What the Procurement Act 2023 changes for care tenders
- Book a consultation about this tenderTalk this tender through with us.