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West of England Pathology Network - Digital Histopathology

Descriptions

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

Timeline

Published Date :

16th May 2025 7 months ago

Deadline :

16th May 2026 in a 4 months

Contract Start :

30th Sep 2026

Contract End :

30th Nov 2030

Keywords

medical testing

IT consulting

HL7 integration

web services

middleware

IT asset monitor

network support

cloud services

histopathology

X-ray systems

hospital PCs

biopsy review

tissue analysis

disease testing

IT outsourcing

pathology reporting

text/voice/chat platform

hospital IT solution

medical lab apparatus

imaging terminals

software development

cybersecurity support

SAN/NAS controller

health analytics hub

resource monitoring tool

specimen examination

application maintenance

clinical workflow engine

diagnostic imaging

system event logger

medical software package

diagnostic workstations

clinical pathology

diagnostic lab services

radiology devices

presence status manager

real-time alert system

point of care computers

data tiering software

laboratory diagnostics

system bridge tools

help desk services

digital transformation

life science instruments

internal messaging hub

technical support

instant messaging client

clinical workstations

patient data registry

tiered storage optimizer

diagnostic record system

system integration

task automation suite

software customization

compliance software

ultrasound devices

medical decision support

user account manager

telemedicine interface

system alert engine

biomedical equipment

notification dispatcher

disk array manager

secure health database

configuration compliance checker

message encryption client

storage performance monitor

IT infrastructure management

integration layer application

storage provisioning tool

communication history tool

electronic health records

clinical information system

capacity monitoring system

medical imaging equipment

healthcare interoperability

backup integration module

storage virtualization engine

patient monitoring lab gear

research biomedical units

regulatory compliance system

snapshot scheduler utility

process control dashboard

patch deployment software

performance tuning utility

platform interconnectivity software

unified communications tool

clinical diagnostic devices

corporate governance software

electronic patient record

threaded conversation interface

standards adherence package

health management application

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Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

N/A

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

Framework

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement Contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk