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title: "Programme CORTISONE - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)"
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# Programme CORTISONE - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/programme-cortisone-laboratory-information-management-system-lims-ocds-h6vhtk-049c6b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Programme CORTISONE - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)". Published status: active. Published Value: £3,865,041. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Oct 2024, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £3,865,041 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 October 2024 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Medical software package
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/programme-cortisone-laboratory-information-management-system-lims-ocds-h6vhtk-049c6b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-049c6b`

## 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-lims-ocds-h6vhtk-049c6b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontracts.mod.uk%2Fesop%2Fogc-host%2Fpublic%2Fmod%2Fweb%2Flogin.html%3FVISITORID%3Da3429cd9-1f3c-4bc7-b6b2-ff6ec94f6ba1%26_ncp%3D1726226237772.870794-1)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/programme-cortisone-laboratory-information-management-system-lims-ocds-h6vhtk-049c6b#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking to procure a replacement LIMS Capability for the Defence Medical Services (DMS).
LIMS is used by military Biomedical Scientists (BMS) in support of all deployed Operations & Exercises and supports the following:
a. The interface of laboratory analysers with the system, allowing the bi-directional flow of results, test profiles and quality assurance data.
b. To assign blood components to patients, rapidly and accurately, to support the management of the trauma casualty.
c. The management of blood stocks allowing the storage and rapid retrieval of final fate information in line with Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regulations.
d. The storage of patient’s laboratory results and quality assurance information.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48180000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £3,850,000
- **Description:** Invitation to Tender for CORTISONE Deployed Laboratory Information Management System
This will be an Open Tender for any interested supplier. More information and access to the documentation can be found through the Defence Sourcing Portal.
Defence M...

- **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%2F031970-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-04T16:05:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T06:31:12.515Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-049c6b