Programme CORTISONE - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

Tender description

The Authority is seeking to procure a replacement LIMS Capability for the Defence Medical Services (DMS). LIMS is used by military Biomedical Scientists (BMS) in support of all deployed Operations & Exercises and supports the following: a. The interface of laboratory analysers with the system, allowing the bi-directional flow of results, test profiles and quality assurance data. b. To assign blood components to patients, rapidly and accurately, to support the management of the trauma casualty. c. The management of blood stocks allowing the storage and rapid retrieval of final fate information in line with Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regulations. d. The storage of patient’s laboratory results and quality assurance information. Lot 1: Invitation to Tender for CORTISONE Deployed Laboratory Information Management System This will be an Open Tender for any interested supplier. More information and access to the documentation can be found through the Defence Sourcing Portal. Defence Medical Services DMS is procuring a new LIMS to support Pathology services in the Deployed environment, a critical component of healthcare delivery. Defence Pathology is deployed as part of a healthcare facility and provides diagnostic testing services and blood for transfusion to both primary and secondary healthcare services across the entire Operational Patient Care Pathway. This includes General Practice, Resuscitation including trauma and massive haemorrhage, all deployed medical and surgical capabilities including Damage Control Surgery, Intensive Care, Infection Control, Medical Evacuation and Sexual Healthcare. Service provision is tailored to the size and composition of the deployed population at risk (PAR). For all specialities, the LIMS is the primary repository of data relating to testing and subsequent reporting. In Defence Pathology, laboratory data are generated across four main areas: 1. Blood Sciences o Clinical Biochemistry o Haematology and Coagulation 2. Transfusion o Blood Banking o Blood grouping and crossmatching 3. Microbiology o Culture o Serology/Virology o Molecular diagnostics 4. Referrals o Specialist testing unavailable in the deployed space for each of the above o Cellular Pathology Defence Pathology operates overseas and maritime deployed pathology services on an as-required basis in deployable medical facilities ranging in size from small teams (single resus and surgical bed with no hold capability) through to full size field hospitals (up to 100 ward beds) as part of the DMS. The medical capabilities on deployments should be considered as a network providing care through fixed, mobile and peripatetic service delivery methods. In addition, Defence Pathology personnel are located at four UK based locations (Centre of Defence Pathology, the Training School, and two Joint Hospital Group sites). The Authority may be supported by suitably qualified, experienced and appropriately security cleared independent third parties during the design, assessment and evaluation of tender responses. These third-party assessors are obliged to protect Tenderer and Authority information and are bound to confidence and impartiality through appropriate contractual obligations with the Authority. For further information, on the evaluation strategy, please review Annex C2 of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Pack. The LIMS procurement will be run via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP). The DSP will be used for all communications surrounding the procurement, including the publication of the ITT, access to ITT documentation, clarification question submissions and responses, tender evaluation, and the subsequent contract award. A direct link to this opportunity can be found here: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=58765 The Title of the Defence opportunity is: Programme CORTISONE – DEPLOYED LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LIMS) PLEASE NOTE: You will require access to the DSP to view the ITT Pack. To sign up for the DSP, please follow the guidance on this link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/956927/Defence_Sourcing_Portal_-_Supplier_Registration_Guide.pdf The deadline for bidders to submit clarification questions is 11 October 2024 at 17:00 GMT.