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NHS Commercial Solutions

Sussex Pathology Network Managed Service Contract

HealthcareCPV 85000000 85100000 85110000 85111000
Value£1100.0m
Deadline6 Jan 2023
Published29 Nov 2022
RegionSouth East
Timeline
Published 29 Nov 2022ClosedCloses 6 Jan 2023
Contract value in context
£1100.0mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£1188.0m

This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Sussex Pathology Network (SPN) was initiated in 2020 incorporating UHSussex, ESHT and QVH.

SPN is looking for a contract to support delivery of 'A seamless Pathology Service across Sussex, with the right test at the right time, every time - Delivered by a workforce that feel valued and inspired to deliver exemplary care.

SPN operates across two acute and one specialist NHS Trusts.

There are laboratories on seven sites stretching the breadth of Sussex from Hastings to Chichester and reaching up to the Surrey borders at East Grinstead.

The pathology services provide diagnostic testing of Blood samples, infectious diseases and cellular pathology as well as providing the Mortuary Services to the Trusts.

The Contract agreement will be let for a term of TEN (10) YEARS ONLY with the option to extend for further periods, provided that the total term of the agreement does not exceed SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS, which can include variations on the service including but not limited to pathology maintenance only services

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

SPN is looking for a contract

SPN is looking for a contract to support delivery of 'A seamless Pathology Service across Sussex, with the right test at the right time, every time.

02

Delivered by a workforce that feel valued

Delivered by a workforce that feel valued and inspired to deliver exemplary care.

03

The pathology services provide diagnostic testing

The pathology services provide diagnostic testing of Blood samples, infectious diseases and cellular pathology as well as providing the Mortuary Services to the Trusts.

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