Contract award · 1 Sep 2025

OUTSOURCING OF HISTOLOGY SPECIMENS

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) awarded a contract to Cyted UK Ltd for £302k…

No competitionHealth & social careWales

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Supplier
Cyted UK Ltd SME
Value
£302,010
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
Region
Wales
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Sep 2025
  2. Published5 Sep 2025Published 4 days after the contract date

Description

Intention to Award Notice a contract under Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales). This notice confirms the intention of Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) to award a contract via Direct Award under the HealthTrust Europe (HTE) Framework Agreement: Supply of Diagnostic Services, reference HTE-010497, Lot 2 – Pathology Reporting. The proposed contract is for a short-term outsourcing arrangement to increase cellular pathology capacity at Singleton Hospital. The selected provider, CYTED UK Ltd, will deliver a full “wet, block and slide to report” service, covering cases from low to high complexity. This award is being made under the Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR) Regulations 2025. For clarity, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 are not applicable to this procurement. Publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period, during which representations may be submitted. The deadline for receipt of representations is midnight…

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