Tender

Services for slide digitisation - multi-modal

GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED

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Tender

06 Dec 2023 at 18:48

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the contract titled "Services for slide digitisation - multi-modal" is currently in the tender stage. Genomics England Limited, a body governed by public law in the health sector, has initiated this tender. The procurement involves digitising histopathology slides for the 100,000 Genomes Project participants, with the aim of supporting cancer research. The contract value is £2,250,000, and the procurement method is an open procedure. The deadline for tender submissions is 22nd December 2023, with the award period starting on 2nd January 2024.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for suppliers offering high-quality digital pathology services and expertise in genomic data handling. Businesses with experience in clinical-grade digitisation, storage of identifiable glass slides, secure data transfer protocols, and NHS engagement would be well-suited to compete. Given the urgency and specific requirements of the project, suppliers with established infrastructure for large-scale digitisation processes and compliance with regulatory standards are likely to find this opportunity particularly suitable for expanding their service offerings in the healthcare sector.

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Notice Title

Services for slide digitisation - multi-modal

Notice Description

Genomics England are looking for a provider to support in digitising all the histopathology slides from the participants of the 100,000 Genomes Project so they can be transferred to the multi-modal research environment. The multi-modal project provides an enriched data set for cancer research by adding of imaging data from pathology slides and radiology images (e.g., x-ray, CT and MRI) alongside whole genome data. The multi-modal project aims are: - Complete the scanning and digitisation of the remaining 200,000 histopathology slides for the 100,000 Genomes Project participants. - Make accessible to researchers a secure library of linked genomic, clinical and imaging cancer data accompanied with the tooling needed to accelerate the understanding of the morphological, genomic and clinical changes that occur in cancer. - Lead the research community to generate new insights from the data to support diagnostic, prognostic and precision medicine discovery.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The requirements include the following: * To provide a high quality, clinical grade digital pathology service. * The successful supplier must be of reputable standard with known clinical and academic standing and engagement with the Royal Collage of Pathologists (as this is a national digitisation programme). * Ideally based within an NHS site to allow for receipt of identifiable information from participants and not require formal MTAs for movement of slides. * Supplier must demonstrate secure storage for identifiable glass slides. * Deployment team already established to perform similar process, at scale (expected volumes of 4000 slides per week). * Clear protocol for handling and anonymisation of participant information and slides. * Anonymise, scan and digitise 200,000 histopathology slides from solid cancer participants in the 100,000 Genomes Project over one year. * Digitisation of slides must be performed at x40 magnification on Leica GT450 scanner, in line with previous configurations and analysis. * Supplier will need to provide scanning of selected slides on a variety of scanners for variability. * Digital images need to be of DICOM compatible format. * Supplier will need to have logistics in place to digitise from CellNass directly. * Transfer these digitised slides to the Genomic England's multi-modal research environment over IBM Aspera. * Capability to receive and store histopathology slides. * Capability to conduct quality control protocols and scan all slides. * Capability to store and transfer image data. Additional information: If you have not already done so, you will need to register on our Bravo portal https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/genomicsengland/web/login.html Please register on the e-tendering portal (Bravo) on the link provided. Once registered, you can find the opportunity under project title Services for slide digitisation - multi-modal or the project reference "project_867" All correspondence should be sent via the portal.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042248
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036027-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,250,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED
Contact Name
Procurement Team
Contact Email
supplier.engagement@genomicsengland.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 5AB
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

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