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Published 3 Feb 2026, 17:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

License for National Pathology Exchange (NPEX)

Official notice

Authority: The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£63,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 28 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to X-Lab Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

License for National Pathology Exchange including access to Labgnostic, LabgnosticEQA and LabReach platforms.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
72700000 Computer network services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
3 Feb 2026, 17:47 GMT
Last source update
3 Feb 2026, 17:47 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009677
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0615e7 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 17:47 GMT
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £63,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
X-Lab Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£63,00028 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RET · GB-PPON: PYLD-6221-NJVP Lower Lane, Frzakerley, North West, L9 7LJContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • X - LAB LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05995322GB-PPON: PZYQ-5387-CLZX 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, London, W1W 5PFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender