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# BWC Karotyping and FISH Service PME

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bwc-karotyping-and-fish-service-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-078af3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust: "BWC Karotyping and FISH Service PME". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-women-s-and-children-s-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rq3)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT software package
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bwc-karotyping-and-fish-service-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-078af3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078af3`

## Before you bid
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- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bwc-karotyping-and-fish-service-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-078af3#tl-md)

## Description
C&S GMS wish to implement an AI-assisted automated karyotyping solution across all sites, with capability to also deliver automated FISH analysis.  The requirements documented are vendor agnostic and have been developed to inform the selection and implementation of a karyotyping / FISH solution. 
Requirements
C&S GMS have prepared a supporting document to demonstrate the requirements of the karyotyping solution, but in summary the system must:
• Deliver automated slide scanning, automated cell selection and capture, and AI-assisted digital karyotyping capability across our laboratories,
• Enable integration with existing systems where possible – details of existing systems are in Appendix 1.
• Security and Compliance:  Meet all relevant data security and privacy regulations.
• Allow for centralisation of “wet laboratory” work at 2 sites and distribution of images, allowing distributed analysis and reporting at all 3 sites plus remote working from home.
• FISH capability is also required, meeting specified performance expectations for both cell suspensions and FFPE slides including tissue-matching function, and ideally automated scanning.
• Data storage and retention capability

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48517000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 11/01/2027 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F098573-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-19T13:54:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T17:03:06.102Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078af3