Planning

Proprietary Radio-Frequency Identification enabled Pathology sample tracking Product

  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-081044

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f1bf

Published 9 December 2025, 1:26pm



Scope

Reference

C406282

Description

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has prepared this Commercial Prospectus to set out

the opportunity and terms for a partner to license our Intellectual Property (IP)- a proprietary radio-frequency identification (RFID) enabled pathology tracking system ('The Product'). The Product has

been deployed at LTHT and successfully enhanced the current, in situ, sample management/tracking

system. LTHT is now able to precisely locate each and every RFID It issample in the pathology

workflow. Misplaced or lost samples are now confined to history. The Product permits a more

efficient and effective service which is better for our patients, better for clinical teams and better for

laboratory staff.

The Field of use is limited to Pathology (including but not limited to Histopathology, Biochemistry,

Immunology, Haematology, Microbiology, Transfusion, Transplant Immunology, and Mortuary

services). LTHT retains the IP for use outside this Field.

The Prospectus has been issued to potentially interested parties to explain the Trust's approach to

selecting a partner for the commercialisation of the Product with a view to accelerating its adoption

across pathology services.

Total value (estimated)

  • £1 excluding VAT
  • £1.20 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 4 May 2026 to 3 May 2033
  • 7 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 33169500 - Surgical tracking and tracing systems

Engagement

Engagement deadline

26 January 2026

Engagement process description

Please sign and return NDA before the documents will be released


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

9 February 2026


Contracting authority

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNQG-8433-QXBP

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

United Kingdom

Region: UKE42 - Leeds

Organisation type: Public authority - central government