# Pathology Managed Service for Midlands & East 2 Network

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust](/buyers/northampton-general-hospital-nhs-trust/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED](/contract-winners/roche-diagnostics/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £14,000,000
- Award date: 4 June 2026
- Published: 9 July 2026
- Contract start: 4 June 2026
- Contract end: 3 June 2036
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a86fb657-a939-4521-a8bb-139590fb39ff-905370
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-203234c5-5101-4fd5-bf80-6fe8df4b9627

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a86fb657-a939-4521-a8bb-139590fb39ff-905370)