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Summary, notice description and lot information
The Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is planning a procurement process titled "Slide Storage," focusing on the provision of storage, retrieval, and management solutions for pathology samples. This opportunity falls under the category of storage and retrieval services, warehousing, and pathology services within the United Kingdom. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with significant milestones such as the end of the inquiry period on 19th November 2025 and the tender submission deadline on 26th November 2025.
The procurement itself is being conducted through an open procedure, aiming to establish a framework agreement that will serve health and social care bodies throughout the UK until potentially 2034. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in storage solutions, pathology services, and associated software offerings. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate.
The procurement process is designed to be accessible to a broad array of businesses capable of offering innovative solutions in the areas of offsite archive storage and management technologies. The framework’s focus on ranking suppliers based on technical and commercial scores allows companies with differentiating capabilities and service offerings to stand out, potentially stimulating business growth and partnerships within the health sector. Engaging early in the market engagement sessions scheduled for June 2025 may provide strategic advantages.
Core requirements: Physical storage and management of Pathology Samples and associated records, retrieval of Pathology Samples and transportation, inventory management, destruction of Pathology Samples. Optional requirements: provision of consumables associated with the Core requirements.
Core requirements: Off Site Pathology slide scanning to generate Whole Slide Images, electronic retrieval services Whole Slide Images and retrieval of Pathology Samples and transportation. Optional requirements: Physical storage and management of Pathology Samples and associated records, inventory management, Virtual Storage Solutions, Image Management Systems and AI solutions, provision of consumables associated with the Core requirements, destruction of Pathology Samples, deletion of Whole Slide Images and associated records.
Core Requirements: Physical storage and management of stem cells in appropriate conditions and associated records, retrieval of stem cells and transportation in appropriate conditions, inventory management, destruction of stem cells.
Aggregation of Lot option (1-3) is designed to accommodate suppliers who can offer more than one lot service provision, combining them under a single agreement. This approach ensures that the Participating Authorities have access to a variety of services either from a single supplier or a cooperative of suppliers, enhancing the convenience and adapting a solution to their needs.
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The contract period is two years.
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