UHB WMSDE Digital Histology Annotation

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-05856aProcurement Act 2023SME suitableplanning

Estimated value

£800k

goods

Awarded value

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Suppliers

Lots

0 awarded

Published

11 Aug 2025

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Description

This contract is to support the provision of a data management platform to support advanced annotation and collaboration across diverse teams, including pathologists and research organisations. It will automate aspects of data curation using machine learning to analyse and generate metadata from slide thumbnails, for example identifying cell types, common ink stains and artifacts.

Scope

Reference: PROC.08.0812
Total value: £800,000 excluding VAT
£960,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool: Standalone contract
Contract dates: 01 Dec 2025 to 30 Nov 2028
Possible extension to 30 Nov 2030
The Contracting Authority proposes to enter into Contract(s) for a maximum period of 5 years with the successful Tenderer(s). The initial contract term shall be 1 year with the potential for four 12 month Contract extension periods by election of the Contracting Authority, on such notice and for such periods as is specified by the Contract.
Main category: goods
CPV classifications: 48000000
Particular suitability: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Technical	—	quality	90.00%
Social Value	—	quality	10.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As per the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) which can be found on Atamis