CLI-FTS-60532 All Wales Digital Cellular Pathology

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05cd65Procurement Act 2023SME suitableplanning
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Estimated value

£18.6m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

15 Oct 2025

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Description

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services (NWSSP-ProcS), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust, are seeking to publish a competitive tender on behalf of NHS Wales for an All Wales Digital Cellular Pathology Managed Service Contract. NWSSP-ProcS would like to hold pre-tender dialogue with interested parties who are able to act as a Primary Contractor in a Managed Service Contract arrangement to explore options currently available. Interested parties are invited to express interest by email to Mat Williams at nwssp.procurementcataloguepathology@wales.nhs.uk and include contact name; company name; telephone number and contact email address.

Scope

Reference
CLI-FTS-60532
Total value
£18,600,000 excluding VAT
£22,320,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2033
Possible extension to 31 Oct 2035
Main category
services
CPV classifications
85111800
48328000
48000000
85150000
Contract locations
Wales, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technicalquality60.00%
Costcost40.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Please see tender documents