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# Pathology Integration Engine (PIE) Hosting and Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathology-integration-engine-pie-hosting-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-067ed7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: "Pathology Integration Engine (PIE) Hosting and Support". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-of-leicester-nhs-trust-nhs-rwe)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £90,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathology-integration-engine-pie-hosting-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-067ed7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067ed7`

## 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/pathology-integration-engine-pie-hosting-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-067ed7#tl-md)

## Description
This is funding for Pathology Integration Engine (PIE) Hosting and Support Costs — a cloud‑based interoperability platform used to route pathology test orders and results between clinical systems and laboratories.
This expenditure is related to ME2 system hosting and support in order to rollout the implementation. The quote and supplier has been identified by the ME2 project leads and is fully funded.
The service has received funds for the ME2 expenditure, from which this activity is expected to be paid, and the required approval has been obtained from both the Operational and FM Finance leads.
Please note that UHL Procurement has not been involved in this process; however, have confirmed with Kelvin Mucheke (UHL Finance) that UHL is acting as the host organisation and will be raising orders on behalf of ME2. As such, UHL SFIs apply, including completion of any necessary waivers for direct awards.
Additionally, UHL D&D assurance is

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SYNANETICS LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184590`
  - Value: £90,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Pathology Integration Engine (PIE) Hosting and Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £90,000
  - Signed Date: 31/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032309-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-09T10:59:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T20:57:25.752Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067ed7