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title: "Tender for the provision of a Managed Service Contract for Molecular Diagnostics including provision for the successful bidder to procure further sub-categories of Microbiology"
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# Tender for the provision of a Managed Service Contract for Molecular Diagnostics including provision for the successful bidder to procure further sub-categories of Microbiology

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-provision-of-a-managed-service-contract-for-molecular-diagnostics-including-ocds-h6vhtk-0338ca). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wessex NHS Procurement Limited: "Tender for the provision of a Managed Service Contract for Molecular Diagnostics including provision for the successful bidder to procure further sub-categories of Microbiology". Published status: active. Published Value: £118,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Aug 2022, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wessex NHS Procurement Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wessex-nhs-procurement-limited-coh-11986173)
- **Published Value:** £118,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 August 2022 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pathology services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-provision-of-a-managed-service-contract-for-molecular-diagnostics-including-ocds-h6vhtk-0338ca#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0338ca`

## 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/tender-for-the-provision-of-a-managed-service-contract-for-molecular-diagnostics-including-ocds-h6vhtk-0338ca#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-provision-of-a-managed-service-contract-for-molecular-diagnostics-including-ocds-h6vhtk-0338ca#participate

## Description
Tender for a Managed Service Contract (MSC) for Molecular Diagnostics, including provision for the successful bidder to procure further sub-categories of Microbiology on behalf of the Southern Counties Pathology Network (SCP)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ, UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £118,000,000
- **Description:** Southern Counties Pathology (SCP) is a procurement consortium of NHS and Foundation Trusts that forms the NHS Improvement South 6 Pathology Network. The SCP consists of:
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset County H...
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2023 to 19/07/2031

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019848-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-21T09:05:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:08:33.148Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0338ca