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OpenStage · planning

North Bristol NHS Trust

West of England Pathology Network - Digital Histopathology

HealthcareCPV 48170000
Value£50.0m
Deadline
Published16 May 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Fiona Lowther
fiona.lowther@nbt.nhs.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£50.0mtotal contract value
median £91k
this tender£0£54.0m

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The brief

The West of England Pathology Network (WoEPN) are looking to contract with a single supplier to provide an end-to-end digital histopathology pathway; to include an Image Management System (IMS), scanners, monitors and associated hardware.

It should link seamlessly into Trust's LIMs and include storage.

Linkages with 3rd party AI providers is also required We are looking to contract with a single supplier to provide all aspects of the above requirement, further details to be provided within the specification.

The West of England Pathology Network consists of : Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North Bristol NHS Trust Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Somerset NHS Foundation Trust UKHSA The procurement will be run through Bristol and Weston Purchasing Consortium and as such will use their e-procurement system SAP Ariba, bidders will need register to ensure access to the RFI, tender and communications - https://supplier.ariba.com Details, timelines and values are subject to change.

RFI is currently aimed to be released on the 30/05/25 (subject to change).

Please register your interest to Fiona.Lowther@nbt.nhs.uk by the 6th of June 2025.

Response to this, although useful, is not mandatory and will not restrict suppliers from bidding.

Please see timeline within the RFI for full details when published.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The West of England Pathology Network (WoEPN)

The West of England Pathology Network (WoEPN) are looking to contract with a single supplier to provide an end-to-end digital histopathology pathway; to include an Image Management System (IMS), scanners, monitors and associated hardware.

02

It should link seamlessly into Trust's LIMs

It should link seamlessly into Trust's LIMs and include storage.

03

We are looking to contract with

We are looking to contract with a single supplier to provide all aspects of the above requirement, further details to be provided within the specification.

04

The procurement will be run through Bristol

The procurement will be run through Bristol and Weston Purchasing Consortium and as such will use their e-procurement system SAP Ariba, bidders will need register to ensure access to the RFI, tender and communications.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0515aa
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
022159-2025
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