Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Supplies Centre, Gransha Hospital, Clooney Road
Derry
BT47 6YZ
UK
Contact person: Kieran Taylor
E-mail: palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Glenshane Road
Londonderry
BT47 6SB
UK
Contact person: KIeran Taylor
E-mail: Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7AB
UK
Contact person: KIeran Taylor
E-mail: Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Bretten Hall, Bush Road
Antrim
BT41 2RL
UK
Contact person: KIeran Taylor
E-mail: Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Rd
Belfast
BT16 1RH
UK
Contact person: KIeran Taylor
E-mail: Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road
Portadown
BT63 5QQ
UK
Contact person: KIeran Taylor
E-mail: Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
Business Services Organisation
2 Franklin Street
Belfast
BT2 8DQ
UK
Contact person: KIeran Taylor
E-mail: Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Total Cellular Pathology Solution - 2805386
Reference number: 2805386
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Cellular Pathology
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
94 346 764.84
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33000000
38510000
38520000
85111800
33696500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cellular Pathology
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 80
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months from date of contract expiry for each participating Trust.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This contract is by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and social Care Trust. The value stated in II.1.7 represents the total contact value over the full contract term for each participating trust i.e. 6 years from date of go-live at each trust plus the full possible extension of up to and including 24 months for each trust.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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:
2022/S 000-029933
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Total Cellular Pathology Solution.
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Roche Diagnostics Ltd
Charles Avenue
Burgess Hill
RH15 9RY
UK
Telephone: +44 1444256991
E-mail: burgesshill.busmant@roche.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.roche-diagnostics.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 94 346 764.84
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Business Services Organisation, PaLS
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT77 6HU
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Business Services Organisation, PaLS
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT77 6HU
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Business Services Organisation, PaLS
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT77 6HU
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/03/2026