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BCU-ITT-60244 - PATHOLOGY TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR YSBYTY GLAN CLWYD

Courier services
Wales (UKL11)
Wales (UKL12)
Wales (UKL13)
Published value
£148,276
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 16:36 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~92 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 92 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 64)
Based on 1,261 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
0.8%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
92 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 64)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Domestic Courier ServicesDirect Rail Services Limited · 12 Jun 2026, 13:44 BST
£200,000
same CPV family
similar value band
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£628,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Movement of Seized CashHM Revenue & Customs · 19 Aug 2026, 13:49 BST
£320,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Smoking Cessation Medication Postal Supply within SuffolkSuffolk County Council · 24 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST
£400,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Distribution of Ward Newsletters & LeafletsHull City Council · 21 Jul 2026, 12:01 BST
£112,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: "BCU-ITT-60244 - PATHOLOGY TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR YSBYTY GLAN CLWYD". Published status: planning. Published value: £148,276. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBetsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£148,276
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.25Bids / Report (median)
25% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
NanosonicsTop vendor: 41.24% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 6 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 64; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Nanosonics1 win£101,491—
Mercian1 win£69,585—
Novel Biomarkers Catalyst Lab (NBCL BV)1 win£48,000—
Abbott Medical U.K. Limited1 win£27,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
Last source update19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationCourier services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL11)
Wales (UKL12)
Wales (UKL13)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058a6c
What is being bought
The Pathology Department at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd requires a reliable and efficient transport service for the routine collection and delivery of pathology samples, pathology reports, hospital mail, and, when necessary, pharmacy products. This service is essential to support timely diagnostics, patient care, and internal communications across the Health Board. A full list of sites to be serviced is provided within the ITT & specification. The required service will operate on a scheduled basis from Monday to Friday, including Saturdays and Statutory Holidays as necessary. The successful contractor will be expected to adhere to strict collection and delivery timelines to ensure continuity of clinical and operational services. The initial contract will be awarded for a period of 24 months, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the Health Board, subject to satisfactory performance and continued service need.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £148,276
    19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
  2. Status changed to planning
    19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
  2. Procedure published
    19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
  3. engagement
    31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    This is a pre-market engagement notice and interested parties are invited to submit a proposal via the eTender portal once the tender is live. If there are any queries regarding the procurement, please contact Alexandra McHugh.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Contracting authority GB-NHS-7A1
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  • Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
    buyer

    GB-NHS: 7A1
    Headquarters, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, UKL12, LL57 2PW, GB
    [email protected]

  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
    procuringEntity

    GB-NHS: RQF
    4-5 Charnwood Court , Cardiff, UKL15, CF15 7QZ, GB
    [email protected]
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published