Estimated Value
Up to £200,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
1 May 2026
Type
services
Overview
The aim of the service is to provide a comprehensive, high‑quality diagnostic and clinical laboratory service that supports timely, accurate patient care. This includes delivering a full range of specialist and routine testing across Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology, Immunology, Molecular Pathology, Cellular Pathology, and Biomedical Imaging, ensuring clinicians have access to reliable results and expert interpretation.
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Award Details
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
£200,000
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Preventx Limited
£810,000
total awarded
- 2
Nuffield Health Taunton
2 contracts wonlatest 19 May 2026£252,000
total awarded
- 3
Exact Sciences UK, Ltd.
2 contracts wonlatest 19 Mar 2026£511,650
total awarded
- 4
SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTD
1 contract wonlatest 28 May 2026£120,000
total awarded
- 5
Your Medical Services Limited
1 contract wonlatest 11 Dec 2025£300,000
total awarded
Preventx Limited is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Somerset NHS Foundation TrustKey Dates
Published
1 May 2026
Submission deadline
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