Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 3 Sept 2026, 10:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Pathology Services · UK public procurement notice

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Awarded value£7,097,923published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Preventx

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Digital Pathology services covering East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust

CPV: Outpatient care services · Pathology services

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Digital Pathology Services via PSR awarding an existing provider a contract following…Awarded

Digital Pathology Services via PSR awarding an existing provider a contract following direct award process C

5 Year contract term, split with 3 initial terms and 2 x 12 month optional extension periods. Start date for the contract 1st November 2026

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: 2 x 12 months

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Sept 2026, 10:35 BST
Last source update: 3 Sept 2026, 10:35 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-083345
Classification (CPV): Outpatient care servicesPathology services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f100 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 15th September. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £7,097,9231 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PreventxSME	£7,097,923 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 083345-2026-1 · PreventxSME
Signed
12 Aug 2026
Value
£7,097,923
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareNHS TrustHealth Norwich Community Hospital, Norwich, East of England, NR23TUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

1 commercial party on the notice

Preventx LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06603066 Meadowhall Business Park, Carbrook Hall Rd, Sheffield S9 2EQ, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S9 2EQ

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.