Laboratory Information Management System
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£281k
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
23 Feb 2026
Description
The MRF currently operate what is locally referred to as a “fractured LIMS”, which consists of several tools that take the place of different tasks of a LIMS, but don’t fully interconnect or interact with each other. This means manual transfer of information, duplication of information across systems, and possibility of inaccuracy to be created. The requirement is for a replacement LIMS system are captured below under 6 key areas (customer management, document tracking, reporting, sample tracking, equipment and compliance). Each of these points is a requirement for the replacement LIMS system, unless it is marked as optional.
Scope
- Reference
- T/JA137/25
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 26 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2028Possible extension to 26 Feb 2030
2 year initial term with the option to extend by two individual years (2+1+1)
- CPV classifications
- 72268000722610007226300073111000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | Technical submission | quality | 60.00% |
| Demonstration | Demonstrations (only suppliers invited through to stage 2) | quality | 10.00% |
| Commercial | Commercial element of bid (Appendix B - Pricing Schedule) | price | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£281k
Award date
16 Feb 2026
Contract start
06 Mar 2026
Contract end
06 Mar 2028