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Published 14 Nov 2025, 13:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BTH25-197 - Histopathology Slide & Block Storage

Official notice

Authority: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£895,000≈ £179k / year · £1,074,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2025awarded 23 Apr 2026
Award (standstill) to CellPath Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 9 Feb 2031 · extension options published · starts 9 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

managed off-site archival service for histology slides and paraffin blocks

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 4 Feb 2036, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Storage and retrieval services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£895,000
Contract period: 9 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £895,000 exc. VAT · £1,074,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 x 2 Year Extension Options - Total possible contract length is 9 years
63121000 Storage and retrieval services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Response to Technical Questionnaire: 45%
  • Response to Commercial Questionnaire: 45%
  • Response to Social Value Questionnaire: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Response to Commercial Questionnaire
  • Response to Technical Questionnaire
  • Response to Social Value Questionnaire
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 4 Feb 2036
First published
14 Nov 2025, 13:14 GMT
Last source update
23 Apr 2026, 12:49 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Jan 2026
Authority reference
C401940
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073981
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Storage and retrieval services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e176 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

14 Nov 2025 → 5 May 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published347 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 13:14 GMT
  2. Submission deadline312 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by283 days ago
    16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts260 days ago
    9 Feb 2026
  5. Assessment summaries sent187 days ago
    23 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published187 days ago
    23 Apr 2026, 12:49 BST
  7. Standstill ends174 days ago
    5 May 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Nov 2025, 13:14 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Apr 2026, 12:49 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2026, 12:49 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £895,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CellPath LtdSME*Description managed off-site archival service for histology slides and paraffin blocks1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 · up to 31 May 2035Extensions: 5+2+2£895,00023 Apr 2026standstill to 5 May 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMJZ-5573-HMPZ Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD9 6RJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CellPath LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01831261 3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, North West, WA14 2DTContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender