Official UK procurement notice
WPL06349 Histology Insourcing · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University Hospital Southampton (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInsourcing to address workload backlog in Histology to improve turnaround times. Technical services for all resection and biopsy pathways.
CPV: Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Pathology Services (Histology Technical Preparation and Send Back (Recuts) Service(s)Awarded
Pathology Services (Histology Technical Preparation and Send Back (Recuts) Service(s).
Technical Services for all resection and biopsy pathways (including, but not limited to, dermatology, gastrointestinal, gynaecology, breast, urology, and national screening programmes for bowel, breast, and cervical).
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition.
Contract Start Date: 23/03/2026
Contract End Date: 22/03/2027
Option to extend for further 12 months.
Estimated lifetime value of the contract is : £1,034,064 incl VAT (incl extension option).
This is a new service and provider.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 25 Mar 2026, 20:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2026, 20:15 GMT
- Authority reference
WPL06349- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027587- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067463Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Contract award under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR)
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The decision makers: Trust Clinical and Commercial & Procurement support functions. No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Now LimitedSME | £861,720 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027587-2026-1 · Health Now LimitedSME
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2026
- Value
- £861,720
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Shared Business ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Health Now LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.