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West of England Pathology Network - Digital Histopathology

Biomedical equipment
Communication software package
Compliance software package
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North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
East Midlands (UKF)
Published value
£49,999,999
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: North Bristol NHS Trust: "West of England Pathology Network - Digital Histopathology". Published status: planning. Published value: £49,999,999. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNorth Bristol NHS TrustScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£49,999,999
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: North Bristol NHS Trust
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for North Bristol NHS Trust. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Bid counts are not published for this buyer
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNorth Bristol NHS Trust
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 May 2025, 11:08 BST
Last source update30 May 2025, 11:08 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationBiomedical equipment, Communication software package, Compliance software package, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use, Medical computer equipment, Medical information systems, Medical software package, Pathology services, Platform interconnectivity software package, Storage management software package, System management software package
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
East Midlands (UKF)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0515aa
What is being bought
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. EDIT - 30/05/2025 RFI has now been published on link https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23199544
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    30 May 2025, 11:08 BST
  2. Published value updated to £49,999,999
    16 May 2025, 11:58 BST
  3. Status changed to planning
    16 May 2025, 11:58 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    16 May 2025, 11:58 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    16 May 2025, 11:58 BST
  6. Published tender amendment
    Not published
    Updated to confirm RFI is now available to access and respond via SAP Ariba site - https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23199544
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    30 May 2025, 11:08 BST
  2. Procedure published
    30 May 2025, 11:08 BST
  3. engagement
    31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    Early Supplier engagement has commenced via Teams calls with suppliers to enable the procurement function to understand the market in order to create a successful RFI stage. A RFI will be published shortly to allow a full range of suppliers to express interest and respond to the RFI questions. There will be a non scored for information only demo (virtual) to follow which will be for the suppliers who respond to the RFI and express interest. During the RFI process there will be the option to submit clarification questions and view a draft specification for the contract. EDIT - 30/05/2025 - RFI has now been published on link - https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23199544
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

North Bristol NHS Trust

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHPY-3425-XCGD
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  • GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    procuringEntity

    GB-NHS: RTE · GB-PPON: PYHT-5943-VXGV
    Alexandra House, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road, Gloucester, UKK13, GL53 7AN, GB
    fiona.lowther@nbt.nhs.uk

  • North Bristol NHS Trust
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PHPY-3425-XCGD
    Southmead Hospital, Southmead Road, Bristol, UKK11, BS10 5NB, GB
    fiona.lowther@nbt.nhs.uk

  • ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    procuringEntity

    GB-NHS: RD1 · GB-PPON: PXRL-3879-BBGR
    Procurement Team, E9 Mezzanine, Combe Park, Bath, UKK12, BA1 3NG, GB
    fiona.lowther@nbt.nhs.uk

  • SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    procuringEntity

    GB-NHS: RH5 · GB-PPON: PNWR-4212-QWHQ
    Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UKK23, TA1 5DA, GB
    fiona.lowther@nbt.nhs.uk
Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published