Laboratory Information Management System [LIMS]

Tender description

NHS National Services Scotland is establishing a single supplier framework on behalf of all NHS Health Boards in Scotland for the replacement of their Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). The implementation of a common, modern LIMS is required to help realise the aims of NHS Scotland’s digital strategies and also to be a key enabler for the National Laboratories Programme to deliver NHS Scotland’s strategic aim for clinical laboratory services in the form of a Distributed Service Model (DSM). The intention is that the new LIMS will meet the requirements of all core laboratory disciplines (Blood Sciences including Blood Transfusion, Cellular Pathology, and Microbiology) including Genetics. This procurement facilitates the Programme in delivering standardisation of processes, workflow and coding, to enable multidisciplinary multi Board team working, to facilitate accurate, quicker, easier and timely sharing of laboratory data across Scotland, and to ensure that no matter where health care is delivered in Scotland, patients will have equitable access to efficient, effective, sustainable and affordable laboratory services. The services will include the software, development, implementation, training, support and maintenance of the software. It may also include the hosting of the system and software. The framework agreement by NSS will provide LIMS services to the specification of a consortium of 11 NHS Health Boards and will provide a window of 5 years for all NHS Health Boards to replace their current LIMS services. It is the intention of each NHS Health Board to enter into a ten-year call off contracts (plus 2 * 36 month extension options) pursuant to which LIMS and related services will be delivered. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended, Integration Joint Boards established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland) Act 2014 and any local authorities established pursuant to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.