Christmas & New Year Opening Hours
Histopathology Services
Tuesday 15th December
Last day for overnight delivery / collections outside of the UK.
Tuesday 22nd December
Last day for overnight delivery / collections inside of the UK, postcode dependent.
Same day services will run as normal.
Wednesday 23rd December
No overnight services.
Same day services will run as normal.
Thursday 24th December
No overnight services.
For same-day collections, customers must arrange their own courier, taxi, or digital alternative for samples to arrive no later than 12PM. This does not affect pre-arranged or agreed courier services. Cut off time to book courier services provided by Source LDPath is 10AM to arrive no later than 12PM.
Friday 25th December - Monday 28th December
Closed.
Tuesday 29th December - Wednesday 30th December
All services unaffected, postcode dependent.
Thursday 31st December
No overnight services.
For same-day collections, customers must arrange their own courier, taxi, or digital alternative for samples to arrive no later than 12PM. This does not affect pre-arranged or agreed courier services. Cut off time to book courier services provided by Source LDPath is 10AM to arrive no later than 12PM.
Friday 1st January
Closed.
Monday 4th January
Service resumes as normal.
For specifics related to UPS, Nexus, Xtra Mile or CitySprint, or to speak with our team, please contact courier@sourcebioscience.com.
Genomic Services
The following relate to our Rapid Sanger and Nanopore Sequencing services.
Friday 18th December
Last day for submission using a courier collection box (overnight SpeedREAD service).
Monday 21nd - Thursday 24th December, Tuesday 29th - Thursday 31st December
Freepost and UPS deliveries only, where UPS drivers can access the site. Alternatively, if you’re nearby, feel free to hand-deliver samples directly to our Source Genomics Cambridge laboratory.
Monday 4th January
Courier collections resume as normal (overnight SpeedREAD service).
Cambridge Clinical Laboratories
Cambridge Clinical Laboratories will be operating at a reduced capacity over the Christmas period.
We will be able to receive deliveries at our sample reception on the following dates during this period.
- 29th December 2026
- 30th December 2026
- 31st December 2026
Please be aware that all courier services may be affected delays over the Christmas period. We do not recommend that any samples with restricted stability are sent during the Christmas period.
For more information, please contact the team at customer.services@sourcebioscience.com.
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