Official UK procurement notice
Histopathology reporting · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis agreement is for the provision of outsourced
histopathology reporting services to support Cardiff and
Vale University Health Board in maintaining safe diagnostic
turnaround times during periods of demand pressure. The
contract provides access to specialist external reporting
capacity to supplement in-house services where required. It
ensures continuity of this clinically critical service during a
period of wider NHS Wales pathology transformation.
CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The procurement relates to the provision of histopathology reporting services to…Awarded
The procurement relates to the provision of histopathology reporting services to support diagnostic activity. The service includes the analysis and reporting of tissue samples by appropriately qualified professionals to ensure timely and accurate clinical outcomes.
The requirement has arisen due to ongoing service demand and capacity pressures, necessitating external support to maintain turnaround times and continuity of service. A transparency notice was issued to reflect the continuation of services with the incumbent supplier, pending formalisation of contractual arrangements in line with governance, compliance, and procurement requirements.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 May 2026, 12:15 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 12:15 BST
- Authority reference
CAV-DCO- (26-27) 5- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050242- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a778Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct award via a framework
Publisher note: (WA Ref:165694)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 050242-2026-CAV-DCO- (26-27) 5-1
- Signed
- 28 May 2026
- Value
- £971,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- DIAGNEXIA UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.