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West of England Pathology Network - Digital Histopathology
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Updated to confirm RFI is now available to access and respond via SAP Ariba site - https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23199544
The West of England Pathology Network (WoEPN) are looking to contract with a single supplier to provide an end-to-end digital histopathology pathway; to include an Image Management System (IMS), scanners, monitors and associated hardware. It should link seamlessly into Trust's LIMs and include storage. Linkages with 3rd party AI providers is also required
We are looking to contract with a single supplier to provide all aspects of the above requirement, further details to be provided within the specification.
The West of England Pathology Network consists of :
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
UKHSA
The procurement will be run through Bristol and Weston Purchasing Consortium and as such will use their e-procurement system SAP Ariba, bidders will need register to ensure access to the RFI, tender and communications - https://supplier.ariba.com
Details, timelines and values are subject to change. RFI is currently aimed to be released on the 30/05/25 (subject to change). Please register your interest to Fiona.Lowther@nbt.nhs.uk by the 6th of June 2025. Response to this, although useful, is not mandatory and will not restrict suppliers from bidding. Please see timeline within the RFI for full details when published.
EDIT - 30/05/2025 RFI has now been published on link https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23199544
Engagement process description
Early Supplier engagement has commenced via Teams calls with suppliers to enable the procurement function to understand the market in order to create a successful RFI stage. A RFI will be published shortly to allow a full range of suppliers to express interest and respond to the RFI questions. There will be a non scored for information only demo (virtual) to follow which will be for the suppliers who respond to the RFI and express interest. During the RFI process there will be the option to submit clarification questions and view a draft specification for the contract.
EDIT - 30/05/2025 - RFI has now been published on link - https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23199544
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Tender Regions
North East
North West
Yorkshire and The Humber
East Midlands
West Midlands
East of England
London
South East
South West
CPV Codes
48510000 - Communication software package
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
38434540 - Biomedical equipment
48814000 - Medical information systems
85111800 - Pathology services
48781000 - System management software package
48180000 - Medical software package
33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
48782000 - Storage management software package
48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package
33197000 - Medical computer equipment
48170000 - Compliance software package
Keywords
medical imaging equipment
X-ray systems
ultrasound devices
diagnostic imaging
radiology devices
clinical workstations
hospital PCs
diagnostic workstations
imaging terminals
point‑of‑care computers
biomedical equipment
clinical diagnostic devices
life science instruments
medical lab apparatus
patient monitoring lab gear
research biomedical units
compliance software
regulatory compliance system
corporate governance software
standards adherence package
medical software package
clinical information system
health management application
electronic patient record
hospital IT solution
platform interconnectivity software
middleware
integration layer application
system bridge tools
instant messaging client
unified communications tool
presence status manager
text/voice/chat platform
internal messaging hub
notification dispatcher
threaded conversation interface
real-time alert system
communication history tool
message encryption client
resource monitoring tool
process control dashboard
user account manager
task automation suite
system alert engine
configuration compliance checker
patch deployment software
IT asset monitor
system event logger
performance tuning utility
storage provisioning tool
data tiering software
capacity monitoring system
SAN/NAS controller
disk array manager
storage virtualization engine
snapshot scheduler utility
backup integration module
storage performance monitor
tiered storage optimizer
electronic health records
clinical workflow engine
patient data registry
medical decision support
healthcare interoperability
HL7 integration
telemedicine interface
diagnostic record system
health analytics hub
secure health database
IT consulting
software development
web services
network support
system integration
IT infrastructure management
digital transformation
cloud services
cybersecurity support
application maintenance
helpdesk services
technical support
software customization
IT outsourcing
laboratory diagnostics
tissue analysis
biopsy review
clinical pathology
diagnostic lab services
histopathology
medical testing
disease testing
specimen examination
pathology reporting
Tender Lot Details
2 Tender Lots
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