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title: "Preliminary Market Consultation - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)"
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buyer: "LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Preliminary Market Consultation - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

Buyer: LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-587c5ec3-7319-485c-8b10-bebe010a2cf8

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## Summary

The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is initiating a Preliminary Market Consultation for a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). This procurement is currently at the planning stage, with the consultation event scheduled for 25th January 2019. Potential bidders are invited to express their interest by submitting an Expression of Interest by 12:00pm on 11th January 2019. The procurement pertains to the clinical information system category and targets the North West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for companies specialising in laboratory information management systems, particularly those capable of integrating their offerings within a collaborative pathology framework. Suppliers with experience in delivering clinical information systems and robust case studies would be well-suited to participate. By engaging with this initiative, businesses can expand their footprint in the healthcare sector, contributing to the establishment of an enhanced managed pathology service across multiple trusts.

## Notice

The Lancashire Procurement Cluster will be running a Preliminary Market Consultation event for potential bidders interested in providing a LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) to four acute trusts in the Lancashire and South Cumbria region who have embarked on a pathology collaboration initiative with the vision of establishing a single managed pathology service for the region delivered from a Cold Hub Laboratory and Essential Service Laboratories (ESLs). A Preliminary Market Consultation event will be held on the 25th of January 2019, and prior to this, we are asking potential bidders to express their interest in attending by returning an Expression of Interest by 12:00pm on the 11th January 2018 via the www.supplying2nhs.org tendering portal. This should be take the form of a word document of no more than 1500 words, which outlines your systems, its functionality and includes relevant case studies where available.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dbd48d5-2432-43ff-ae28-1d5a91be0ec0 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Dec 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 11 Jan 2019 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CHORLEY |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR7 1PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire |
| Local authority | Chorley |
| Electoral ward | Chorley North & Astley |
| Westminster constituency | Chorley |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48814400 - Clinical information system

## Release History

- 21 Dec 2018 at 17:12 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dbd48d5-2432-43ff-ae28-1d5a91be0ec0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dbd48d5-2432-43ff-ae28-1d5a91be0ec0
  21st December 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.supplying2nhs.org

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