Official UK procurement notice
UK4 - Tender Notice (Programme Cortisone: Laboratory Information Management System for Defence Medical Services' Deployments and Operations)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProgramme 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.
- How the procedure runs: Participation Stage (Procurement Specific Questionnaire): Requires vendors to demonstrate their experience and capabilities. Link to PSQ here https://contracts.mod.uk/go/8944313001977E1F3C2E Shortlist vendors: Select vendors who meet the participation criteria. Invite shortlisted vendors to tender: Provide detailed requirements and invite bids. Evaluate tenders: Use scoring, presentations, or other methods to assess bids. Negotiate with the most advantageous vendors: Discuss any outstanding issues or requirements. Selection and Invitation: Identifying top-scoring tenders and inviting them to submit BAFOs. BAFO Submission: Selected suppliers submit their final offers. Award the contract: Publish the contract award notice.
CPV: Compliance software package · Medical software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£4,480,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial (Price): 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social Value
- Commercial (Price)
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 15:43 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2025, 10:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
714225454- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033473- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051ec1Find a Tender
- How it runs
Participation Stage (Procurement Specific Questionnaire): Requires vendors to demonstrate their experience and capabilities. Link to PSQ here contracts.mod.uk/go/8944313001977E1F3C2E ↗
Shortlist vendors: Select vendors who meet the participation criteria.
Invite shortlisted vendors to tender: Provide detailed requirements and invite bids.
Evaluate tenders: Use scoring, presentations, or other methods to assess bids.
Negotiate with the most advantageous vendors: Discuss any outstanding issues or requirements.
Selection and Invitation: Identifying top-scoring tenders and inviting them to submit BAFOs.
BAFO Submission: Selected suppliers submit their final offers.
Award the contract: Publish the contract award notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 24 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The PSQ will be completed by suppliers via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) (link to PSQ as follows- contracts.mod.uk/go/8944313001977E1F3C2E ↗)
The suppliers selected to tender will submit their tenders via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) (link to DSP as follows contracts.mod.uk ↗).
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 15:43 BST
- Tender notice published18 Jun 2025, 16:41 BST
- Clarification questions by23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Next notice expected30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Expressions of interest by7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline24 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by369 days ago20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts328 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
10 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 15:43 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 09:42 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 May 2025, 11:06 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published4 Jun 2025, 10:55 BSTUK3
- Procurement method changed4 Jun 2025, 10:55 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST4 Jun 2025, 10:55 BST
- Tender notice published18 Jun 2025, 16:41 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active18 Jun 2025, 16:41 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Jun 2025, 16:41 BST
- Tender notice published19 Jun 2025, 10:07 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
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Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-05: 3 releases · 22 May 2025, 23 May 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP).
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender