Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sheffield City Council
(GB) 173 5488 38
Town Hall, Pinstone Street,
Sheffield
S1 2HH
UK
Contact person: Marc Symonds
Telephone: +44 1142053186
E-mail: Marc.Symonds@sheffield.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE32
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://sheffield.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Histopathology 2025 - 2029
Reference number: 71582
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85145000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This award notice is confirmation of the award and follows Sheffield City Councils intention to award notice published 16th July 2025. The original Notice identifier being: 2025/S 000-040616.
Histopathology services being provided from 1 December 2025 until 30 November 2028 plus an optional one year extension being available.
The award has been made under the Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime regulations.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
267 964.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85145000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Histopathology services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: he existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
Weighting as above
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The award has been made under the Provider Selection Regime regulations, with the Direct Award Process C being used. A previous intention to award notice was published on 16 July 2025. Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-040616
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-040616
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Histopathology Services 2025 -2029
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Northern General Hospital Herries Road Sheffield
Sheffield
S5 7AU
UK
NUTS: UKE32
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 267 964.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,
Sheffield
S1 2HH
UK
E-mail: Procurement@sheffield.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/01/2026