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Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Pathology Storage and Scanning Solutions Tender Notice

Business ServicesCPV 85111800
Value£120.0m
Deadline18 Jun 2026
Published15 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 15 May 2026ClosedCloses 18 Jun 2026
Who to contact
Customer Care
customercare@htepg.com
01268 524900

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Contract value in context
£120.0mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£129.6m

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The brief

HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a framework agreement with suitably qualified providers for the provision of pathology storage, scanning, and associated management solutions, as detailed within this contract notice.

The framework will support Participating Authorities by offering comprehensive services for the storage, retrieval, management, and processing of pathology materials, associated records, and digital outputs.

The Framework Agreement will be structured into four Lots, each comprising core and, where applicable, optional requirements.

Suppliers may bid for one or multiple Lots, including an aggregated offering.

Lot 1: Storage, Retrieval and Management of Pathology Samples This Lot covers physical storage and lifecycle management of pathology materials and associated documentation.

Core requirements include: physical storage and management of pathology samples and records; retrieval and transportation; inventory management; and destruction of pathology samples.

Optional requirements include: provision of consumables associated with storage, handling, and transport.

Lot 2: Pathology Slide Scanning Services and Solutions This Lot focuses on the digitisation of pathology materials and the management of resulting digital assets.

Core requirements include: offsite slide scanning services to generate Whole Slide Images; electronic retrieval of digital images; and physical retrieval and transport of pathology samples.

Optional requirements include: inventory management; virtual storage solutions; image management systemsand ; provision of consumables; destruction of pathology samples; and deletion of digital images and associated records.

Lot 3: Specialised Stem Cell Storage This Lot provides specialised storage services for stem cells requiring controlled environmental conditions.

Core requirements include: compliant physical storage and management of stem cells and associated records; retrieval and transportation under appropriate conditions; inventory management; and destruction of stem cells.

Lot 4: Aggregated Lot This Lot enables suppliers to offer a combined solution across two or more of Lots 1–3 under a single agreement.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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The framework will support Participating Authorities by

The framework will support Participating Authorities by offering comprehensive services for the storage, retrieval, management, and processing of pathology materials, associated records, and digital outputs.

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What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a framework agreement with suitably qualified providers for the provision of pathology storage, scanning, and associated management solutions, as detailed within this contract notice.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050cfd
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
044925-2026
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