- 1. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- 2. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- 3. North Bristol NHS Trust
- 4. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- 5. Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- 6. Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- 7. Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- 8. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- 9. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- 10. University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- 11. University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- 12. Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- 13. Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- 14. University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cheltenham
GL53 7AN
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Sole trader
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Swindon
SN3 6BB
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK14 - Swindon
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
North Bristol NHS Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Truro
TR1 3LJ
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Exeter
EX2 5DW
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK4 - Devon
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.royaldevon.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Bath
BA1 3NG
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Taunton
TA1 5DA
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK23 - Somerset
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK42 - Torbay
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.torbaysouthdevon.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Bristol
BS1 3NU
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK41 - Plymouth
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Yeovil
BA21 4AT
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK23 - Somerset
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.yeovilhospital.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Dorchester
DT1 2JY
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK25 - Dorset
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
Contact
Garry Mitchell
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Digital Histopathology for Regional Cross site reporting & Pathology Image sharing
Reference number
C199126
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The South West Region would like to implement a single solution that provides a unified reporting experience for Pathology. From this market engagement we would like to gather information to develop informed decision making, better understanding the capability of the market, and the possible options available to then develop out to further 'ologies as the clinical networks develop.
The solution should allow for image data to be transferred and accessed in a bi-directional manner without compromising speed of access, and image fidelity on a near real-time basis.
The solution should be accessible across the group of hospital pathology departments and from remote locations to allow for flexibility, and ease of use while maintaining a consistent in-hospital experience from all locations.
For the following South West Trusts
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The core anticipated term is 5 years (March 2024 to 31st March 2029), with potential further extension option 2 x 1 year periods.
Contract.
The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the NHS Standard Good and Services Contract 2023/24 version.
To submit an expression of interest, providers are asked to firstly register on Atamis via the link provided https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Once registered, interested parties are asked to complete the expression of interest by way of an MS Forms questionnaire. The MS Forms questionnaire link can be found within the supplier documents section within the project in Atamis.
Interested parties need to register on Atamis to then complete the expression of interest and MS Forms questionnaire by Tuesday 5th September 2023 at 12 midday BST.
If you experience any difficulties completing this questionnaire or registering on Atamis, please contact commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Please note a completed expression of interest form submitted via MS Forms is the only accepted method of expressing an interest (correspondence received by any other route will not be responded to).
Expressions of interest will be treated as commercial in confidence and responses will not be evaluated or used in the potential procurement.
This process is being managed by the National, Commercial and Procurement Hub on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48180000 - Medical software package
- 48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package
- 48510000 - Communication software package
- 48814000 - Medical information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The South West Region would like to implement a single solution that provides a unified reporting experience for Pathology. From this market engagement we would like to gather information to develop informed decision making, better understanding the capability of the market, and the possible options available to then develop out to further 'ologies as the clinical networks develop.
The solution should allow for image data to be transferred and accessed in a bi-directional manner without compromising speed of access, and image fidelity on a near real-time basis.
The solution should be accessible across the group of hospital pathology departments and from remote locations to allow for flexibility, and ease of use while maintaining a consistent in-hospital experience from all locations.
For the following South West Trusts
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The core anticipated term is 5 years (March 2024 to 31st March 2029), with potential further extension option 2 x 1 year periods.
Contract.
The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the NHS Standard Good and Services Contract 2023/24 version.
To submit an expression of interest, providers are asked to firstly register on Atamis via the link provided https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Once registered, interested parties are asked to complete the expression of interest by way of an MS Forms questionnaire. The MS Forms questionnaire link can be found within the supplier documents section within the project in Atamis.
Interested parties need to register on Atamis to then complete the expression of interest and MS Forms questionnaire by Tuesday 5th September 2023 at 12 midday BST.
If you experience any difficulties completing this questionnaire or registering on Atamis, please contact commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Please note a completed expression of interest form submitted via MS Forms is the only accepted method of expressing an interest (correspondence received by any other route will not be responded to).
Expressions of interest will be treated as commercial in confidence and responses will not be evaluated or used in the potential procurement.
This process is being managed by the National, Commercial and Procurement Hub on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
two.2.14) Additional information
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the documentation (including MS Forms questionnaire link), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit an expression of interest.
This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 October 2023
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Any future tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.
Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations.