Awarded contract

Pathology Managed Service for Midlands & East 2 Network

Details

Value
£14,000,000
Duration
10 years
Topic
Pathology services
Published
9 July 2026

Tender description

The Midlands East 2 Pathology Network is made of the following NHS Trusts: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust; University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust; and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust ("ME2 Network"). The ME2 Network carried out a further competition under Lot 1 of the NHS Supply Chain Framework Agreement for Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing and Pathology Managed Services (Framework reference number 2023 S/00 028831) to select a pathology managed service provider. Northampton General NHS Trust has entered into its own contract with the successful supplier.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date4 June 2026
  2. Completed: Award published9 July 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date3 June 2036in 10 years

About the buyer

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is an NHS trust that runs the acute hospital in Northampton. The Trust sits in the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire group with Kettering General Hospital, and the two remain separate trusts. Standing Financial Instructions require a formal competitive tender above set value thresholds. Standard NHS terms and conditions published by NHS Supply Chain apply to purchasing.

Over the past 5 years, most of Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust's contract awards have been in health and social work, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and construction work.

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