Awarded contract

Cellular Pathology Referrals - Health Services Laboratories

Details

Value
£45,000
Topic
Services provided by medical laboratories
Published
22 July 2025

Tender description

Cellular pathology referral tests Lot 1: Description of Services; The contract is for the provision of cellular pathology tests. Contract Award Statement: The intention is to award the contract to Health Services Laboratories following the direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime. Contract Value: The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £45000. Contract Period: The services are intended to be provided from 2025 to 2028.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date18 July 2025
  2. Completed: Award published22 July 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust runs Queen Elizabeth Hospital and community services as an NHS trust in the North East. A dedicated Head of Procurement leads the buying team. Suppliers register through the NHS Sourcing Portal for current goods and services requirements. QE Facilities Limited, the Trust's wholly owned subsidiary since 2014, delivers procurement alongside estates and transport services. The procurement team also handles contracting, leasing and maintenance. Gateshead Health partners in the Great North Healthcare Alliance with NHS trusts in Newcastle, Northumbria and North Cumbria.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85145000 · Services provided by medical laboratories

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