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Urgent Award - Pathology Sample Analysis and Reporting

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust · award, contract

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Opportunity overview

Urgent Award Contract - Pathology Sample Analysis and Reporting (blood, urine and other patient diagnostic samples).

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Feb 2026
Award ID
018351-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
00000N/A
Location
Wolverhampton, UK, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85111800 — Pathology services

Lots

  • 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C422614
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Urgent Award.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85111800
Description
Pathology services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
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.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
Id
GB-FTS-104520

Identifier

Legal Name
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust

Address

Street Address
Unit 1, B1 50 Summer Hill Road
Locality
Birmingham
Region
UKG31
Postal Code
B1 3RB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Kamran Yousaf

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Id
GB-FTS-173826

Identifier

Legal Name
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Id
00000N/A

Address

Street Address
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton Road, Heath Town
Locality
Wolverhampton
Region
UK
Postal Code
WV10 0QP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-FTS-154

Identifier

Legal Name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Street Address
Mindelsohn Way
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B15 2WB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
018351-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-173826
Name
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
018351-2026-1
Award ID
018351-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
26 Feb 2026, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B1 3RB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 018351-2026award, contract ·