AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust awarded outsourced histology reporting services to MEDICA REPORTING LIMITED. The source records an active award and an active contract signed on 2 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award, 097011-2026-1, names MEDICA REPORTING LIMITED for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is an NHS pathology-services procurement with a published maximum opportunity value of £2.08 million, although no award or contract value is published.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MEDICA REPORTING LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 097011-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published GBP · Active award; associated active contract signed 2 October 2026
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The award names Medica Reporting Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification identifies the legal company name as MEDICA REPORTING LIMITED (company number 05026045). The award relates to lot 1; neither the award nor contract contains a value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is "awarded", notice_type is "award, contract", and source_status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 097011-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed 2 October 2026
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Contract 097011-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00".
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 is marked status "cancelled", despite being referenced by the active award and contract.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published maximum opportunity value
90% confidence£2,080,000
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Process value_max is 2080000 GBP.
Award value
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 097011-2026-1 has no value amount or currency.
Contract value
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied contract record contains status and signature date but no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial compiled release
99% confidence1 December 2025, 14:37 UTC
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Release history records the compiled release at 2025-12-01T14:37:34Z.
Submission deadline
95% confidence7 January 2026
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-01-07.
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice release
99% confidence14 October 2026, 13:28 +01:00
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Release history records notice 097011-2026 at 2026-10-14T13:28:15+01:00.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceNot published
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOutsourced histology reporting service
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Process description states: "Provision of outsourced histology reporting service."
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85111800 — Pathology services
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Tender classification is CPV 85111800, described as Pathology services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKG1
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Tender item 1 gives delivery address region UKG1.
Lot
95% confidenceLot 1 — description: PSR Competitive Process
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Tender lot 1 carries this description and is referenced by award 097011-2026-1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method is "open" and procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".
Award criterion information
90% confidencePrice criterion published
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains a criterion with type "price".
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, scores, rankings or detailed evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Extension option
97% confidenceOption to extend by up to two additional years
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Lot 1 options description states: "Option to extend contract for up to an additional two years."
Term
99% confidenceStart date, end date and base duration not published
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No contract start date, end date or duration is supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No pricing schedule or payment terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
98% confidence£2.08 million is a published maximum opportunity value, not an allocated supplier award or contract value
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The process reports value_max of 2080000 GBP, while the award and contract records provide no values.
Market route
98% confidenceThe requirement was competed through an open procedure for outsourced pathology reporting
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The process describes outsourced histology reporting and states an open procedure.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and award lifecycle data
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled while the same lot is referenced by an active award and active signed contract
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Tender lot 1 status is "cancelled"; award 097011-2026-1 and contract 097011-2026-1 are both "active" and reference lot 1.
Published financial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice for the individual award and contract value
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Award and contract records have no value; only a process-level maximum value is supplied.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity
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Supplier verification status is verified by exact name, with company number 05026045.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle contradiction: lot 1 is marked cancelled while an active award and active signed contract reference it.
- No individual award value, contract value, pricing structure or value basis is published.
- Contract start date, end date and base duration are not supplied.
- No bidder count, scoring, ranking, detailed evaluation results or rationale for award is supplied.
- The lot has no published title beyond the description "PSR Competitive Process".
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustMEDICA REPORTING LIMITEDhistology reportingpathology servicesoutsourced histologyNHS procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Histology Reporting award?
MEDICA REPORTING LIMITED was named as supplier for award 097011-2026-1.
What is the published value of the contract?
No individual award or contract value is published. The notice gives a process-level maximum value of £2.08 million.
Has the contract been signed?
Yes. The supplied contract record states it was signed on 2 October 2026.
Is an extension available?
The lot states an option to extend the contract by up to two additional years, but no end date is published.
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