Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Pathology services

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Pathology services. 54 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

54

awards tracked

£359.3m

total contract value

£7.3m

average award size

22.2%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Pathology services

  • Outsourcing of Digital Pathology Services

    Awarded to Business and Service Solutions Ltd on 26 Oct 2026 · Swansea Bay University Health Board

    £400k

  • Send Away Test for Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score

    Awarded to Exact Sciences UK, Ltd. on 6 Oct 2026 · Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    £230k

  • Histology Reporting

    Awarded to Medica Reporting Ltd on 1 Oct 2026 · Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

    Undisclosed

  • OUTSOURCING OF HISTOLOGY SAMPLES FOR PROCESSING AND OR REPORTING

    Awarded to Cyted UK Ltd on 29 Sept 2026 · Swansea Bay University Health Board

    £700k

  • T-Spot Testing Provided by Oxfordshire Diagnostic Laboratories

    Awarded to Oxford Diagnostic Laboratories on 28 Sept 2026 · Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    £84k

  • SWISH Online Sexual Health Services

    Awarded to Preventx Limited on 28 Sept 2026 · SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

    £630k

  • Provision of HTLV Pathology Services

    Awarded to Molecular Diagnostic Unit, Imperial College London on 23 Sept 2026 · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

    £376k

  • PCR Assay Testing

    Awarded to SEROSEP UK LIMITED on 17 Aug 2026 · Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

    £719k

  • Digital Pathology Services

    Awarded to Preventx Limited on 11 Aug 2026 · East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust

    £7.1m

  • PCR Assay Testing

    Awarded to SEROSEP UK LIMITED on 2 Aug 2026 · Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

    £719k

  • Pathology Testing Services for HFE Genes

    Awarded to Randox Laboratories Ltd on 16 Jul 2026 · Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

    £47k

  • Contract for the provision of Histopathology Reporting

    Awarded to POUNDBURY CANCER CENTRE LTD on 8 Jul 2026 · Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    £238k

Sector pulse

Who procures in Pathology services, and where the value sits

Pathology services accounts for 54 tracked awards worth £359.3m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £7.3m. Pathology services is procured mainly by Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The biggest spender is Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, with 6 awards totalling £454k. Geographically the work is spread across UK, UKF2, UKF24. SMBs hold 22.2% of awards, in line with the typical UK public-sector mid-band. Volume is softening versus the prior month.

Biggest single award

£100m

Digital Pathology 2024 Framework Agreement

Won by AGFA HealthCare IT UK Limited on 28 Apr 2025

Busiest month

Mar 26

16 awards published, totalling £5.2m.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.

Where the awards land

  • UK21%
  • UKF218%
  • UKF2418%
  • UKK112%
  • UKK239%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

Roche Diagnostics Ltd

6 awards · £161m total

POUNDBURY CANCER CENTRE LTD

3 awards · £949k total

Preventx Limited

2 awards · £7.7m total

SEROSEP UK LIMITED

2 awards · £1.4m total

Exact Sciences UK, Ltd.

2 awards · £502k total

THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

2 awards · £435k total

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

2 awards · £147k total

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2 awards · £41k total

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