Official UK procurement notice
Total Cellular Pathology Solution - 2805386
Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 8 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCellular Pathology
CPV: Laboratory reagents · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Microscopes · Pathology services · Scanners
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Cellular PathologyAwardedPublished value£65,000,000
Cellular Pathology. Additional information: This contract is by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and social Care Trust. The value stated in II.1.7 represents the total contact value over the full contract term for each participating trust i.e. 6 years from date of go-live at each trust plus the full possible extension of up to and including 24 months for each trust.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 20
- Price: 80
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2026, 09:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
2805386- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019301- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03785dFind a Tender
- Review procedure
BSO PaLS will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: The cost of responding to this ITT and participation in the procurement process generally will be borne solely by each economic operator participating. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to a contract award is at the sole risk of the economic operator participating in this procurement process. Economic Operators should note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel this procurement process at any stage. Any date given in Section IV above is a best estimate at the time of despatch. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend any such date within the scope of the applicable procurement regulations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Feb 2023, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
20 Feb 2023 → 4 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline20 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Feb 2023, 15:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until19 Aug 2023, 23:59 BST
- Notice published233 days ago4 Mar 2026, 09:38 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2026, 09:38 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Mar 2026, 09:38 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITEDTotal Cellular Pathology Solution. | £94,346,765 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Total Cellular Pathology Solution. · ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2026
- Value
- £94,346,765
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
8 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Business Services OrganisationContracting authority
- Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and Social Cae Trust.Contracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Business Services Organisation, PaLSMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Roche Diagnostics LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria