Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED
One Canada Square
LONDON
E14 5AB
Contact
Procurement Team
supplier.engagement@genomicsengland.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Partnership
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/genomicsengland/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/genomicsengland/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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
Services for slide digitisation - multi-modal
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Genomics England are looking for a provider to support in digitising all the histopathology slides from the participants of the 100,000 Genomes Project so they can be transferred to the multi-modal research environment.
The multi-modal project provides an enriched data set for cancer research by adding of imaging data from pathology slides and radiology images (e.g., x-ray, CT and MRI) alongside whole genome data.
The multi-modal project aims are:
- Complete the scanning and digitisation of the remaining 200,000 histopathology slides for the 100,000 Genomes Project participants.
- Make accessible to researchers a secure library of linked genomic, clinical and imaging cancer data accompanied with the tooling needed to accelerate the understanding of the morphological, genomic and clinical changes that occur in cancer.
- Lead the research community to generate new insights from the data to support diagnostic, prognostic and precision medicine discovery.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,250,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirements include the following:
• To provide a high quality, clinical grade digital pathology service.
• The successful supplier must be of reputable standard with known clinical and academic standing and engagement with the Royal Collage of Pathologists (as this is a national digitisation programme).
• Ideally based within an NHS site to allow for receipt of identifiable information from participants and not require formal MTAs for movement of slides.
• Supplier must demonstrate secure storage for identifiable glass slides.
• Deployment team already established to perform similar process, at scale (expected volumes of 4000 slides per week).
• Clear protocol for handling and anonymisation of participant information and slides.
• Anonymise, scan and digitise 200,000 histopathology slides from solid cancer participants in the 100,000 Genomes Project over one year.
• Digitisation of slides must be performed at x40 magnification on Leica GT450 scanner, in line with previous configurations and analysis.
• Supplier will need to provide scanning of selected slides on a variety of scanners for variability.
• Digital images need to be of DICOM compatible format.
• Supplier will need to have logistics in place to digitise from CellNass directly.
• Transfer these digitised slides to the Genomic England's multi-modal research environment over IBM Aspera.
• Capability to receive and store histopathology slides.
• Capability to conduct quality control protocols and scan all slides.
• Capability to store and transfer image data.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
14
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
If you have not already done so, you will need to register on our Bravo portal
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/genomicsengland/web/login.html
Please register on the e-tendering portal (Bravo) on the link provided. Once registered, you can find the opportunity under project title Services for slide digitisation - multi-modal or the project reference "project_867"
All correspondence should be sent via the portal.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
See tender documentation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
See tender documentation
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
See tender documentation
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
See tender documentation
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
See tender documentation
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
See tender documentation
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The accelerated procedure has been used due to the urgent nature of requirements, the normal time limits are rendered impractical. Genomics England also has a responsibility to manage the wider operational and delivery risk of not being able to secure this services in a timely manner.
Under the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR), authorities can reduce the minimum timescales for the open procedure, the restricted procedure and the competitive procedure with negotiation if a state of urgency renders the standard timescales impracticable. The minimum time limits vary. For procurements under the open procedure, timescales can be reduced to 15 days for receipt of tenders plus the minimum 10 days for the standstill period.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
22 December 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
2 January 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Genomics England
London
Country
United Kingdom