--- title: "Digital Histopathology for Regional Cross site reporting & Pathology Image sharing" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bc290800-1e86-4d15-b8a3-a4d9bd5156fa" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bc290800-1e86-4d15-b8a3-a4d9bd5156fa" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bc290800-1e86-4d15-b8a3-a4d9bd5156fa.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bc290800-1e86-4d15-b8a3-a4d9bd5156fa.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-08-11" --- # Digital Histopathology for Regional Cross site reporting & Pathology Image sharing Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bc290800-1e86-4d15-b8a3-a4d9bd5156fa [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bc290800-1e86-4d15-b8a3-a4d9bd5156fa) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bc290800-1e86-4d15-b8a3-a4d9bd5156fa.json) ## Summary The NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT is planning a tender for "Digital Histopathology for Regional Cross site reporting & Pathology Image sharing." The tender falls under the Medical software package category, with additional classifications including Platform interconnectivity software package, Communication software package, Medical information systems, and IT services. The anticipated contract period is 5 years from March 2024 to 31st March 2029, with potential extension options. Interested parties must submit expressions of interest by Tuesday 5th September 2023 at 12 midday BST. This tender offers opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs in the IT services industry to provide solutions for unified reporting and image sharing in the South West region's hospital pathology departments. Businesses that specialise in medical software, platform interconnectivity, communication software, and IT services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The NHS is seeking a solution that enables bi-directional image data transfer across multiple hospitals while maintaining speed, access, and image fidelity, providing a valuable growth opportunity for businesses in the technology and healthcare sectors. ## Notice The South West Region would like to implement a single solution that provides a unified reporting experience for Pathology. From this market engagement we would like to gather information to develop informed decision making, better understanding the capability of the market, and the possible options available to then develop out to further 'ologies as the clinical networks develop. The solution should allow for image data to be transferred and accessed in a bi-directional manner without compromising speed of access, and image fidelity on a near real-time basis. The solution should be accessible across the group of hospital pathology departments and from remote locations to allow for flexibility, and ease of use while maintaining a consistent in-hospital experience from all locations. For the following South West Trusts Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North Bristol NHS Trust Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dorset University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust The core anticipated term is 5 years (March 2024 to 31st March 2029), with potential further extension option 2 x 1 year periods. Contract. The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the NHS Standard Good and Services Contract 2023/24 version. To submit an expression of interest, providers are asked to firstly register on Atamis via the link provided https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Once registered, interested parties are asked to complete the expression of interest by way of an MS Forms questionnaire. The MS Forms questionnaire link can be found within the supplier documents section within the project in Atamis. Interested parties need to register on Atamis to then complete the expression of interest and MS Forms questionnaire by Tuesday 5th September 2023 at 12 midday BST. If you experience any difficulties completing this questionnaire or registering on Atamis, please contact commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net Please note a completed expression of interest form submitted via MS Forms is the only accepted method of expressing an interest (correspondence received by any other route will not be responded to). Expressions of interest will be treated as commercial in confidence and responses will not be evaluated or used in the potential procurement. This process is being managed by the National, Commercial and Procurement Hub on behalf of the Commissioner(s). Additional information: Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the documentation (including MS Forms questionnaire link), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit an expression of interest. This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c621ef1c-c4fa-4b08-8449-676c1aa91dd5 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Oct 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 30 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48180000 - Medical software package - 48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package - 48510000 - Communication software package - 48814000 - Medical information systems - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 11 Aug 2023 at 14:58 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c621ef1c-c4fa-4b08-8449-676c1aa91dd5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c621ef1c-c4fa-4b08-8449-676c1aa91dd5 11th August 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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