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West Northamptonshire Council

PACS Solution for New CT Post-Mortem Service

IT ServicesCPV 72268000
Value£85k
Deadline11 Sept 2026
Published4 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 4 Sept 20266 days leftCloses 11 Sept 2026
Who to contact
procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Alex.Harris@westnorthants.gov.uk

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£85ktotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

West Northamptonshire Council is inviting quotations for the provision, implementation, support and maintenance of a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) to support a new CT post-mortem imaging service at our newly built County Mortuary.

Information relating to the quotation and associated timescales are contained within the Request for Quotation attached.

The service will utilise a Siemens SOMATOM go.Up CT Scanner and requires a PACS solution capable of meeting the attached functional and non-functional requirements.

Suppliers are requested to complete the response section of the attached requirements spreadsheet and provide all requested supporting information.

Please also send a draft copy of your standard contract terms and conditions ahead of or as part of your response.

Background The PACS will support a newly established CT post-mortem imaging service.

As this is a new implementation, there is no legacy PACS system and no requirement for data migration.

Our priority is to establish the service as quickly as possible whilst ensuring compliance with the operational, security, retention and interoperability requirements detailed in the attached specification.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The service will utilise a Siemens SOMATOM

The service will utilise a Siemens SOMATOM go.Up CT Scanner and requires a PACS solution capable of meeting the attached functional and non-functional requirements.

02

Suppliers are requested to complete the response

Suppliers are requested to complete the response section of the attached requirements spreadsheet and provide all requested supporting information.

03

The PACS will support a newly established

The PACS will support a newly established CT post-mortem imaging service.

04

As this is a new implementation, there

As this is a new implementation, there is no legacy PACS system and no requirement for data migration.

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What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
  • Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
  • Plan for deliveryData protection / DPIA readiness
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
083968-2026
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