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West of England Pathology Network - Digital Histopathology
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £49,999,999Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 16 May 2025
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
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.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 48170000
- 48510000
- 33197000
- 48781000
- 48211000
- 85111800
- 48782000
- 48814000
- 72000000
- 33110000
- 38434540
- 48180000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 16 May 2025Planning notice
Planning notice published 16 May 2025.
Release 022159-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 30 May 2025Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 30 May 2025. Stated change: Updated to confirm RFI is now available to access and respond via SAP Ariba site - https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23199544
Release 028705-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0515aa
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Mon 6 Apr 2026, 19:03 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 04:13 BST
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