Histopathology for Bowel Screening Programme

Official notice

Authority: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG21)

Awarded value£203,996published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide a bowel screening colonoscopy histopathology service

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The provision of histopathology services in accordance with national guidelines, for…Awarded

The provision of histopathology services in accordance with national guidelines, for biopsy specimens from the bowel cancer screening programme.

Delivery: West Midlands · Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jul 2026, 15:35 BST
Last source update: 9 Jul 2026, 15:35 BST
Authority reference: CTR000588
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-064833
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c7cd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process A.
The date of contract award is 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027. The indicative lifetime value of the contract is £203,996.40
No conflicts of interest have been declared.

Publisher note: 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £203,9961 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust	£203,996 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 064833-2026-CTR000588-1 · Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Signed
1 Apr 2026
Value
£203,996
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: RBT Leighton Hospital, Crewe, North West, CW14QJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS TrustAwarded supplierGB-NHS: RXW Shrewsbury, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.