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title: "NH2049 North East & North Cumbria Pathology Archiving System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f9ca"
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buyer: "NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT"
published: "2025-12-19"
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# NH2049 North East & North Cumbria Pathology Archiving System

Buyer: NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f9ca

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "NH2049 North East & North Cumbria Pathology Archiving System" is spearheaded by Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management. This initiative involves numerous NHS Trusts from the North East and North Cumbria regions of the United Kingdom. The tender is in the active stage, focusing on acquiring an advanced archiving solution to enhance the archival processes in Cellular Pathology laboratories. With a main procurement category as 'Goods', the contract has an anticipated value of £677,000 gross. Key dates include the submission deadline on the 22nd of January 2026 and the contract commencement on the 13th of February 2026. The opportunity falls within the laboratory, optical, and precision equipment industry category and uses an open procurement method.

This tender represents significant growth potential for businesses specialising in laboratory equipment, particularly those offering advanced imaging and archiving solutions. The open opportunity has been emphasised with the inclusion of criteria that support participation by SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises. Companies with innovative archiving systems that are compatible with a range of barcodes used on biological samples and offer enhancements in digital diagnostics will find this opportunity particularly rewarding. In addition to fulfilling the technical requirements, businesses should focus on demonstrating the ability to improve administrative efficiencies and space utilization, creating a compelling value proposition for the buyers.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084893-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Feb 2026 - 12 Feb 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £564,166 |
| Lots value | £564,166 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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; SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | NORTH SHIELDS |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE27 0QJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD13 Cumberland |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Carlisle |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 48329000 - Imaging and archiving system

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2025 at 12:45 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084893-2025
- 18 Dec 2025 at 22:33 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084663-2025

## 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

- https://atamis-1928.my.site.com
- https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/
- https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk
- https://www.northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/
- https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/
- https://www.nth.nhs.uk/
- https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk/
- https://www.southtees.nhs.uk

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