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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 13 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 09:48

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  2. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 10:31

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 13:03

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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 13 June 2025. The notice number is 032290-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04eb52.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process overseen by Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust involves the direct award of a contract for Pathology Services, under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) in compliance with the Health Care Services Regulations 2023. The awarded contract, valued at £3,000,000, will span from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028, covering services such as pathology, blood transfusion, point-of-care testing, and transport.

This process did not involve the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically pathology services, and took place in Bracknell, United Kingdom. The award stage was confirmed as of 13 June 2025, with direct award procedures conducted without a call for competition.

The notice in full

Pathology Services

Lots (1)

  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

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

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
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, 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
032290-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb52
CPV code
85111800 - Pathology services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is based in Bracknell Forest. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
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
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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
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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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.

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