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Pathology Courier Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£20,000,000≈ £4.0m / year · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2025awarded 21 Apr 2026
Award (standstill) to ERS Transition Limited trading as EMED Group Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 21 Aug 2030 · up to 21 Aug 2035 with extensions · starts 22 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A Pathology Courier Service for North West London Pathology

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 17 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£20,000,000
Contract period: 22 Aug 2025 – 21 Aug 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 21 Aug 2035 with extensionsValue: £20,000,000 exc. VAT · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: up to a 5 year extension 1+1+1+1+1 · annual extensions up to a total of 5 years
64120000 Courier services

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
Quality: 55%Price: 45%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 55%
  • cost: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
  • cost: this is included in the procurement documentation
  • Quality: Please see procurement documentation
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 17 Jul 2025
First published
14 Mar 2025, 15:37 GMT
Last source update
21 Apr 2026, 10:42 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Jul 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009497
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Courier services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed70 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 Days

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: 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
Submission deadline
14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

14 Mar 2025 → 30 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Mar 2025, 15:37 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    2 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    17 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    22 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent183 days ago
    21 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published182 days ago
    21 Apr 2026, 10:42 BST
  8. Standstill ends173 days ago
    30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Mar 2025, 15:37 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 10:42 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Apr 2026, 10:42 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ERS Transition Limited trading as EMED Group Limited30 Oct 2026 – 29 Oct 2031 · up to 29 Oct 2036Extensions: 5 year extension available£20,000,00021 Apr 2026standstill to 30 Apr 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYMN-2374-JNRY St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London, London, W2 1NYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EMED Group LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10783395 Angels Wing 1, First Floor, Whitehouse Street, Hunslet, ,, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS10 1ADContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender