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title: "NPEx Services Platform"
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# NPEx Services Platform

Buyer: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d5b301b8-7595-4661-84f0-cf142287a98d

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## Summary

The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has completed the procurement process for the NPEx Services Platform, aimed at providing a digital hub for diagnostic laboratories. This contract falls under the category of license management software and has a total value of £172,800. The contract period spans from 31 March 2022 to 31 May 2025, having been awarded on 30 March 2022. The tender was classified under "goods," and the procurement was initiated through a Supplier Service Agreement.

This tender represents a valuable opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in software solutions or healthcare IT systems to engage in a growing market focused on laboratory connectivity and service optimisation. Companies that can provide innovative platforms for digital exchanges between laboratories would be particularly well-suited to compete in this procurement environment, helping to facilitate faster diagnostic testing and improve healthcare delivery across networks.

## Notice

MFT Procurement for NPEx Service Platform NPEx Service Platform agnostically connects to Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and other clinical systems. NPEx offers a hub through which any diagnostic laboratory, using any system, can digitally exchange diagnostic test referrals and results with any other laboratory connected to the network. NPEx enables laboratories to access wider testing options for referrals, is a space for them to market their services more easily, and access capacity for faster turnaround times across a network of connected laboratories.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c411c594-4831-41e7-98bd-d7fa1129febb |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Supplier Service Agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Mar 2022 - 31 May 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £172,800 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £172,800 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M13 9WL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Ardwick |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Rusholme |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | X-LAB |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48218000 - License management software package

## Release History

- 22 Apr 2022 at 10:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c411c594-4831-41e7-98bd-d7fa1129febb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c411c594-4831-41e7-98bd-d7fa1129febb
  22nd April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6f979137-8f48-4498-ac09-c5c1c04253b7

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