Awarded contract

Urgent Award - Pathology Sample Analysis and Reporting

Details

Value
£647,569
Topic
Pathology services
Published
2 March 2026

Tender description

Urgent Award Contract - Pathology Sample Analysis and Reporting (blood, urine and other patient diagnostic samples). Lot 1: This urgent award under the Provider Selection Regime is required to maintain continuity of a clinically critical pathology sample analysis service. Any interruption would present a direct risk to patient safety. It is not practicable to run a competitive process currently due to operational and clinical constraints, including integration with RiO and transport arrangements. Awarding to the incumbent provider represents the least-risk option. The proposed contract is time-limited to six months, with an optional six-month extension to allow a compliant longer-term procurement to be completed. The value of the contract, if full 12 month option is utilised, is £647,569.00 ex VAT. The start date of the contract is date of last signature, 26/02/2026.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date26 February 2026
  2. Completed: Award published2 March 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS trust providing mental health services across Birmingham, Solihull and the wider West Midlands. Procurement runs through the BSOL Procurement Collaborative, hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. That collaborative covers five NHS trusts across the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System, including this Trust. Tenders appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, alongside NHS-wide procurement portals. The Trust has used the Provider Selection Regime for forensic inpatient GP services, run through the BSOL collaborative.

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 Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in health and social work, education and training, and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85111800 · Pathology services

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