Scope
Reference
714225454
Description
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to notify the market of Project LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) and the engagement activity that has taken place to inform the acquisition strategy.
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.
Total value (estimated)
- £4,480,000 excluding VAT
- £5,376,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2033
- Possible extension to 30 November 2038
- 13 years
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 48180000 - Medical software package
- 48170000 - Compliance software package
Engagement
Engagement deadline
19 March 2025
The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.
Engagement process description
Initially, a prior information notice was issued on 15/01/2025 to. This included an invite the industry to a Market Interest Day to engage with the project team on the LIMS requirement.
Next, the market interest day was held on 05/02/2025 where 21 supplier organisations attended. In the industry day the following was presented to suppliers to help them further understand the LIMS tender. A chronological timeline of the tender events, an overview of DMS (Defence Medical Services), what program CORTISONE is, an overview of Defence Pathology, key capabilities the authority requires from suppliers to deliver LIMS, overview of intermittent connectivity, overview of DEFMED, and finally a Q&A.
As a follow on from the Market Interest Day. Only suppliers who expressed interest in the PIN were invited to a 1-2-1 demonstration session of their product. This was an hour slot on Teams where the suppliers could demonstrate their LIMS product to the CORTISONE team.
Also, as a follow on from the Market Interest Day interested parties were sent the questionnaire on 26/02/2025 and were requested to submit a response by 19/03/2025.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
30 June 2025
Contracting authority
Ministry of Defence
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Ministry of Defence Corsham, Westwells Rd.
Corsham
SN13 9NR
United Kingdom
Contact name: Medical Information Services Team (Med-IS)
Email: UKStratComDD-CIS-ASD-MISEngage@mod.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Region: UKK15 - Wiltshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - central government