NH2049 North East & North Cumbria Pathology Archiving System
Estimated value
£564k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
19 Dec 2025
Description
Cellular Pathology laboratories in the North East North Cumbria (NENC) region currently maintain long term (30+ years) archives of all wax tissue blocks and microscope slides that are produced. The North East & North Cumbria Pathology network (NENC) has obtained limited Digital Diagnostics Capability funding from NHS England for purchase of an “advanced archiving solution” that will both save time for laboratory staff and dramatically reduce the risk of misfiling and loss of tissue blocks and slides. Any proposed archiving solution must be compatible with the current and legacy linear and/or data matrix barcodes on blocks and slides for identification of the materials. Further details and ITT documents can be found on our e-tendering system Atamis at https://atamis-1928.my.site.com
Scope
- Reference
- NH2049
- Total value
- £564,166.66 excluding VAT£677,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 13 Feb 2026 to 12 Feb 2031Possible extension to 12 Feb 2036
5 x 12 month optional extension periods
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 3800000048329000
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functional Fit | — | quality | 25.00% |
| Implementation and Go live Timelines | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Training and Change Management | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Scalability and Future Proofing | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Usability and Business Continuity | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Compliance with Standards | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Accelerating to Net Zero | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Protecting Habitats and Biodiversity | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Total Costs for all Trusts over 5 years | — | price | 20.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 13 Jan 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jan 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- All tenders must be submitted via our e-tendering system Atamis at https://atamis-1928.my.site.com
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure