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title: "Programme Cortisone: Laboratory Information Management System for Defence Medical Services' Deployments and Operations."
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# Programme Cortisone: Laboratory Information Management System for Defence Medical Services' Deployments and Operations.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/programme-cortisone-laboratory-information-management-system-for-defence-medical-services--ocds-h6vhtk-04d00b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Programme Cortisone: Laboratory Information Management System for Defence Medical Services' Deployments and Operations.". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Compliance software package, Medical software package
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d00b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/programme-cortisone-laboratory-information-management-system-for-defence-medical-services--ocds-h6vhtk-04d00b#tl-md)

## Description
Programme CORTISONE is seeking to integrate a number of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products and services to provide an ecosystem of sub-systems that will constitute future UK Defence Medical Information Services (Med IS). The Programme is entering the Delivery Phase and intends to procure products to deliver a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solution for Defence Medical Services' (DMS) military deployments and operations.
The objectives of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) are for the Med-IS Team to:
a.	better understand relevant LIMS providers and products that may solely or collectively provide the         capability required,
b.	understand what the market can provide in relation to the services required,
c.	invite the industry to a Market Interest Day to engage with the project team on the LIMS requirement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 48170000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 1.	Defence Pathology is a critical component of the healthcare provided to maintain the health and fitness of the deployed force. This is principally an Occupationally driven, General Practice led, Primary Care Service that includes: Rehabilitation, ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001274-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-14T17:23:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:50:34.139Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d00b