Pathology Managed Equipment Service

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
South West
Selective procedure
19 December 2025 to 18 December 2029

This contract provides a full managed equipment service (MES) for multiple pathology disciplines including biochemistry, haematology, immunology, microbiology, cellular pathology, and cytology. The service encompasses the supply, installation, and ongoing management of laboratory diagnostic equipment to support clinical testing requirements across the trust's pathology services.

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Awarded value: £25.1m; As published
Published: 13 February 2026
Awarded: 19 December 2025; Roche Diagnostics
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 18 December 2029

What the contract covers

Managed equipment service

Provision of a comprehensive managed equipment service for hospital pathology departments, covering biochemistry, haematology, immunology, microbiology, cellular pathology, and cytology.

Managed Equipment Service (MES) for biochemistry pathology services
Managed Equipment Service (MES) for haematology pathology services
Managed Equipment Service (MES) for immunology pathology services
Managed Equipment Service (MES) for microbiology, including serology, pathology services
Managed Equipment Service (MES) for cellular pathology services
Managed Equipment Service (MES) for cytology services

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Managed equipment service
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 48 months
Contract dates: 19 December 2025 to 18 December 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71900000

Services in this contract

Pathology managed services and blood sciences analysersMain service£78k typicalManaged equipment service for pathology biochemistry, haematology and immunology analysers
Cellular pathology and slide scanning equipment£55k typicalManaged equipment service for cellular pathology and cytology
Microbiology laboratory systems and supplies£196k typicalManaged equipment service for microbiology including serology

Lifecycle

Published
13 February 2026
Contract awardedto Roche Diagnostics
19 December 2025
Contract starts
19 December 2025
Contract ends
18 December 2029

The buyer

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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The supplier

Roche Diagnostics

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/157333/pathology-managed-equipment-service
Buyer reference: CF-3386500D0O000000rwimUAA
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-7e4a78af-f61a-4e28-b7e0-706512ae7e84
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Pathology Managed Equipment Service. Contract award, 13 February 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/157333/pathology-managed-equipment-service (accessed 5 November 2026).