Notice Information
Notice Title
NH2049 North East & North Cumbria Pathology Archiving System
Notice Description
Cellular Pathology laboratories in the North East North Cumbria (NENC) region currently maintain long term (30+ years) archives of all wax tissue blocks and microscope slides that are produced. The North East & North Cumbria Pathology network (NENC) has obtained limited Digital Diagnostics Capability funding from NHS England for purchase of an "advanced archiving solution" that will both save time for laboratory staff and dramatically reduce the risk of misfiling and loss of tissue blocks and slides. Any proposed archiving solution must be compatible with the current and legacy linear and/or data matrix barcodes on blocks and slides for identification of the materials. Further details and ITT documents can be found on our e-tendering system Atamis at https://atamis-1928.my.site.com
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 5 x 12 month optional extension periods
Planning Information
2 companies able to provide a pathology archiving solution identified via online search. Providers were invited to demonstrate their solutions and how they may potentially improve administration process of archiving slides and blocks containing pathology samples. To aid understanding of how this technology could potentially fit within existing processes and save staff time and achieve efficiency of storage space.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f9ca
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084893-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
48329000 - Imaging and archiving system
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £564,166 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £564,166 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Jan 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 19 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 13 Feb 2026 - 12 Feb 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- Additional Buyers
COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
GATESHEAD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sarah.odonnell@northubria-healthcare.nhs.uk, sarah.odonnell@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTH SHIELDS
- Postcode
- NE27 0QJ
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD13 Cumberland
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cumberland
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Carlisle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084893-2025
19th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084663-2025
18th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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