D3 Tenders | UHB WMSDE Digital Histology Annotation

Notice Information

Notice Title

UHB WMSDE Digital Histology Annotation - PME

Notice Description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England and the West Midlands, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Good Hope Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and various Community Services. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible.<br/><br/>As an NHS organisation, UHB will see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites UHB currently employs over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) outlines the requirements for a Digital Pathology: Histology Annotation Process to be implemented to support research taking place within the West Midlands Secure Data Environment (WMSDE) at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) located in Birmingham and Solihull, England.

Digital pathology whole slide images (WSI) represent a rich source of data that can be harnessed to develop algorithms that assist pathologists in diagnosis, providing critical information for treating a wide range of diseases. In creating these algorithms Computer scientists (CS) require WSI data to be prepared to facilitate their work. A crucial step in this preparation involves defining the pathology present within the slide and pinpointing its location so that it can be cross-referenced with the pixel data used by CS to train and test their algorithms. This process, known as semantic annotation, encompasses various levels of detail, from slide-level labels such as tissue type and disease status (positive or negative) to the identification of specific cell types and even subcellular structures, including organelles or viral inclusions. This briefing outlines requirements for effective and efficient WSI curation, to support the development of artificial intelligence (AI) based technologies. Implementation of this capability within the WMSDE with multimodal, longitudinal data from the NHS, would provide a world-class resource for AI development. Its builds on established capabilities derived from previous work on health data management including for the 100,000-genome project, the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, Health Data Research UK hubs as well as the current Regional SDE.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e759
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006996-2025
Current Stage: Planning
All Stages: Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: Planning Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Goods
Procurement Method: Not Specified
Procurement Method Details: Not specified
Tender Suitability: Not specified
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48517000 - IT software package

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: Not specified
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 21 Feb 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: 21 Feb 2025Expired
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Planned
Lots Status: Planned
Awards Status: Not Specified
Contracts Status: Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name: Andrew Gough
Contact Email: andrew.gough2@uhb.nhs.uk
Contact Phone: Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality: BIRMINGHAM
Postcode: B15 2WB
Post Town: Birmingham
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3): TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location: TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority: Birmingham
Electoral Ward: Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency: Birmingham Edgbaston

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