Diagnostic Digital Pathology System Solution

The West Midlands Cancer Alliance (WMCA) operates across 6 Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and includes NHS Trusts/Foundation Trusts (FT) from across the region. The WMCA serves a population of some 5.8 million people.

Within the WMCA there are four tertiary referral cancer treatment centres at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). These tertiary referral centres would form the hubs for centralisation and governance for an infrastructure of a diagnostic digital pathology service with a smaller number providing services for highly specialised tumours within the West Midlands catchment area.

On behalf of the WMCA, UHB is procuring systems/services to implement, install and configure a multi-site diagnostic digital pathology system solution to replace current histological services. The Authority is providing potential bidders the opportunity to review an Outline Specification for the Diagnostic Digital Pathology System Solution and provide feedback via a Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire.

The Authority is seeking responses to the questionnaire by 5:00 pm on 2.10.2018. These documents can be accessed via the Authority's eSourcing Portal and completed questionnaires must be submitted via the eSourcing Portal.

As part of its procurement process, the WMCA will decide whether to purchase a solution outright, or, to let a contract for a managed service of up to 5 years. The estimated total value of this requirement for the five year contract period is 6.5 to 7.5 million GBP.

Additional information: How to Register: Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs_collaborative/web/log... and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure); 2. Express an Interest in the Tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open to All Suppliers' link.

(These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Browse the PQQs (there may be more than one page) and select 'pqq_28501' by clicking on it. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box; 3.

Responding to the Tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.