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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

BSOL Laboratory Information Management System

IT ServicesCPV 72000000 72200000 72220000
ValueValue not published
Deadline8 Sept 2026
Published28 Jul 2026
RegionWest Midlands
Timeline
Published 28 Jul 202642 days leftCloses 8 Sept 2026
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The brief

BSOL is seeking to procure and implement a single, modern, Pathology network-wide LIMS solution that will support the delivery of its BSOL Pathology Network Strategy and provide a platform for future service transformation.

Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond by completing and attaching the following via the online form on the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 17:00 on Tuesday 8th September 2026: 1.

BSOL LIMS PME Market Engagement Questionnaire 2.

Annex 1 - BSOL LIMS PME Feedback on Requirements 3.

Annex 2 - BSOL LIMS PME Indicative Cost Schedule

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

BSOL is seeking to procure and implement

BSOL is seeking to procure and implement a single, modern, Pathology network-wide LIMS solution that will support the delivery of its BSOL Pathology Network Strategy and provide a platform for future service transformation.

02

Suppliers wishing to participate in this market

Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond by completing and attaching the following via the online form on the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 17:00 on Tuesday 8th September 2026:.

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What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
  • Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
  • Plan for deliveryData protection / DPIA readiness
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
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