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Published 9 Dec 2025, 15:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Storage of Pathology slides & blocks

Official notice

Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£258,462published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 10 Dec 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to CellPath Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of of-site storage of the Trusts pathology slides and blocks. Including storage, achieving, uplifts, retrievals and disposals. Including Histology and Cytology samples.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
85111800 Pathology services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
9 Dec 2025, 15:59 GMT
Last source update
10 Dec 2025, 17:48 GMT
Authority reference
PATH001
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081716
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f208 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

This is an extension of a current provision where a change in supplier would result in technical difficulties in operation for the Trust.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Dec 2025 → 19 Dec 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published314 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 17:48 GMT
  2. Standstill ends305 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    9 Dec 2025, 15:59 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 17:48 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £258,4621 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CellPath LtdSMEThe provision of of-site storage of pathology slides and blocks. Including storage, achieving, uplifts, retrievals and disposals.24 Dec 2025 – 23 Dec 2030£258,46210 Dec 2025standstill to 19 Dec 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RH5 · GB-PPON: PNWR-4212-QWHQ Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, South West, TA1 5DAContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CELLPATH LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01831261GB-PPON: PYTJ-9243-RDRL 3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham, North West, WA14 2DTContact 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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender