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title: "ICS Pathology Managed Service"
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# ICS Pathology Managed Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ics-pathology-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-033768). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust: "ICS Pathology Managed Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £350,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxford-university-hospitals-nhs-trust-GB-PPON-PMNX-8259-DYLT)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £350,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analysers, Bacteriological analysis services, Blood analysis services, Chemical reagents, Installation services of laboratory equipment (+7 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ1, UKK14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-033768`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ics-pathology-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-033768#tl-md)

## Description
This notice is published for the purpose of early market engagement only.
The Pathology Services Departments at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust and Great
Western Hospital (the ‘Organisations’) are seeking to engage with interested parties
(‘Service Providers’) to discuss the latest developments in Managed Equipment Service
(‘MES’) models and to explore further opportunities to help shape and drive benefit across a
number of key deliverables

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33100000, 33696300, 33696500, 38434000, 50421000, 50430000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** his notice is published for the purpose of early market engagement only. For the avoidance of
doubt, this market consultation exercise implies no commercial commitment and is not a formal
tender process.
The Organisations intend to undertake such mar...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013863-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-23T13:56:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:10:03.471Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-033768