Pathology Courier Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£95,756published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Oct 2026

Awarded to CitySprint (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Courier of Pathology specimen services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

85111800 Pathology services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Oct 2026, 10:57 BST
Last source update: 6 Oct 2026, 10:57 BST
Authority reference: C455645
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-094148
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078171 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Oct 2026

Contract award notice published
6 Oct 2026, 10:57 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £95,7561 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CitySprint (UK) Limited1 Nov 2026 – 9 Aug 2028 · up to 10 Aug 2028Extensions: 12 months	£95,756	6 Oct 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one	1	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBGQ-3462-MVRD Management Offices, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, POOLE, South West, BH15 2JBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

City Sprint (UK) LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04327611 Red Central, 60 High Street, Redhill, South East, RH1 1SHContact 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 Tender6 Oct 2026, 10:57 BST