Pre-notice of a tender for a Managed Service Contract (MSC) for Molecular Diagnostics and future sub-categories of Microbiology

This Notice is to inform potential bidders that Wessex NHS Procurement Limited (WPL) will be advertising a tender opportunity in June 2022 for the provision of a Managed Service Contract (MSC) for Molecular Diagnostics on behalf of the Southern Counties Pathology Network (SCP). WPL will require potential bidders to have the capability and capacity to undertake compliant procurement responsibility for both mini competitions and tenders that adhere to Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) (and/or the latest Procurement legislation applicable throughout the duration of the contract). These to include future sub-categories of Microbiology as managed service contracts, to be included within the main managed service contract, on behalf of SCP.