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BWC Genetics LIMS Pre-Market Engagement

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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23 Sep 2026 at 13:42

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is exploring a modern genomic laboratory information system (LIMS) for its Clinical and Genomic Medicine Service. The system is intended to support a distributed analysis model, allowing genomic testing to take place at multiple laboratory sites while those sites operate as one regional service. It must support the full genomic testing pathway, including access to, management, analysis and reporting of genomic information regardless of where testing takes place. The aim is to improve service resilience, efficiency, standardisation and scalability while meeting NHS, UK regulatory and information governance requirements. The work concerns specialist laboratory software and information systems for a regional genomics service in Birmingham and its connected laboratory network.

This is at the planning stage: the Trust is preparing a future procurement and has not invited tenders. It is seeking preliminary market engagement to scope a future solution, with a 28-day engagement period planned to end on 21 October 2026. The buyer expects to publish a subsequent notice by 30 November 2026. The intended contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with the possibility of extension to 31 March 2034. The published estimated value is £0. The procurement is presented as one lot, and the stated procurement category is goods. The lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. No award criteria or planned procurement procedure is set out at this stage.

The engagement is relevant to suppliers with established capability in genomic laboratory information systems and the technical expertise to support the end-to-end genomic testing pathway across multiple laboratory sites. Suppliers should be able to explain how their systems enable regional teams to access, manage, analyse and report genomic information across a distributed service, while supporting consistent ways of working and operational resilience. Experience of delivering systems that can scale across a wider genomics network will be pertinent. The future solution will need to meet NHS, UK regulatory and information governance requirements, so suppliers should be ready to demonstrate how their products and implementation approach address these obligations. The buyer is using market engagement to shape the solution, making this a preparation opportunity for suppliers able to contribute relevant system and service expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BWC Genetics LIMS Pre-Market Engagement

Notice Description

C&S GMS is progressing the development of a Distributed Analysis (DA) operating model, enabling genomic testing activity to be undertaken across the multiple laboratory sites while operating as a single regional service. To support this model, BWC is seeking market engagement with suppliers capable of providing a modern Genomic Laboratory Information System (LIMS) to improve functionality within the wider GMS network. The future solution must support the end-to-end genomic testing pathway, enabling laboratories across the network to access, manage, analyse and report genomic information irrespective of where testing activity is undertaken. The objective is to improve resilience, efficiency standardisation and service scalability whilst maintaining compliance with NHS, UK regulatory and information governance requirements.

Planning Information

28 day Preliminary Market Engagement opportunity to scope a future solution for the C&S Genomics team of a Genomic Laboratory Information System (LIMS). Information available at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - opportunity C473168

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07789f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090141-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6NH
Postcode Area
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
TLG31 Birmingham
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

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