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Published 1 Dec 2025, 14:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Histology Reporting · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,080,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Jan 2026awarded 2 Oct 2026
Awarded to Medica Reporting Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of outsourced histology reporting service.

CPV: Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1PSR Competitive ProcessAwardedPublished value£2,080,000
Delivery: West Midlands · Department of Pathology<br/>Worcester Royal Hospital<br/>Charles Hastings Way<br/>Worcester<br/>WR5 1DD
Extensions: Option to extend contract for up to an additional two years.Variant bids: not allowed

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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Dec 2025, 14:37 GMT
Last source update
14 Oct 2026, 13:28 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Dec 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097011
Classification (CPV)
Pathology services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ec0d 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 requiredLanguage: 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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
7 Jan 2026
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Dec 2025 → 14 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened323 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline287 days ago
    7 Jan 2026
  3. Notice published6 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 13:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2026, 13:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Medica Reporting LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids——£1,980,958 – £3,252,408

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, West Midlands, WR5 1DDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Medica Reporting LtdAwarded supplier05026045 Sixth Floor, One Priory Square, Hastings, Hastings, East of England, TN34 1EAContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria