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title: "Pathology Sample and Relief Transport Service"
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# Pathology Sample and Relief Transport Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathology-sample-and-relief-transport-service-ocds-h6vhtk-040e22). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust: "Pathology Sample and Relief Transport Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £270,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Nov 2023. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-sussex-healthcare-nhs-trust-nhs-rxc)
- **Published Value:** £270,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 November 2023 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Courier services, Multi-modal courier services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040e22`

## 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-sample-and-relief-transport-service-ocds-h6vhtk-040e22#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathology-sample-and-relief-transport-service-ocds-h6vhtk-040e22#participate

## Description
Trust requires pathology transportation of samples from various collection points in Pathology laboratories and Relief courier/driver cover for period of 1 year plus a possibilty of 2 x 1 year extension options.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 64121000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £270,000
- **Description:** Trust requires pathology transportation of samples from various collection points in Pathology laboratories and Relief courier/driver cover for period of 1 year plus a possibilty of 2 x 1 year extension options.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031182-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-23T11:20:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T19:32:22.613Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040e22