Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED
One Canada Square
LONDON
E14 5AB
UK
Contact person: Procurement Team
E-mail: supplier.engagement@genomicsengland.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.genomicsengland.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/genomicsengland/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/genomicsengland/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Services for slide digitisation - multi-modal
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Genomics England are looking for a provider to support in digitising all the histopathology slides from the participants of the 100,000 Genomes Project so they can be transferred to the multi-modal research environment.
The multi-modal project provides an enriched data set for cancer research by adding of imaging data from pathology slides and radiology images (e.g., x-ray, CT and MRI) alongside whole genome data.
The multi-modal project aims are:
- Complete the scanning and digitisation of the remaining 200,000 histopathology slides for the 100,000 Genomes Project participants.
- Make accessible to researchers a secure library of linked genomic, clinical and imaging cancer data accompanied with the tooling needed to accelerate the understanding of the morphological, genomic and clinical changes that occur in cancer.
- Lead the research community to generate new insights from the data to support diagnostic, prognostic and precision medicine discovery.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 250 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirements include the following:
• To provide a high quality, clinical grade digital pathology service.
• The successful supplier must be of reputable standard with known clinical and academic standing and engagement with the Royal Collage of Pathologists (as this is a national digitisation programme).
• Ideally based within an NHS site to allow for receipt of identifiable information from participants and not require formal MTAs for movement of slides.
• Supplier must demonstrate secure storage for identifiable glass slides.
• Deployment team already established to perform similar process, at scale (expected volumes of 4000 slides per week).
• Clear protocol for handling and anonymisation of participant information and slides.
• Anonymise, scan and digitise 200,000 histopathology slides from solid cancer participants in the 100,000 Genomes Project over one year.
• Digitisation of slides must be performed at x40 magnification on Leica GT450 scanner, in line with previous configurations and analysis.
• Supplier will need to provide scanning of selected slides on a variety of scanners for variability.
• Digital images need to be of DICOM compatible format.
• Supplier will need to have logistics in place to digitise from CellNass directly.
• Transfer these digitised slides to the Genomic England's multi-modal research environment over IBM Aspera.
• Capability to receive and store histopathology slides.
• Capability to conduct quality control protocols and scan all slides.
• Capability to store and transfer image data.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 14
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
If you have not already done so, you will need to register on our Bravo portal
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/genomicsengland/web/login.html
Please register on the e-tendering portal (Bravo) on the link provided. Once registered, you can find the opportunity under project title Services for slide digitisation - multi-modal or the project reference "project_867"
All correspondence should be sent via the portal.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
See tender documentation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
See tender documentation
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
See tender documentation
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
See tender documentation
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
See tender documentation
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
See tender documentation
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The accelerated procedure has been used due to the urgent nature of requirements, the normal time limits are rendered impractical. Genomics England also has a responsibility to manage the wider operational and delivery risk of not being able to secure this services in a timely manner.
Under the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR), authorities can reduce the minimum timescales for the open procedure, the restricted procedure and the competitive procedure with negotiation if a state of urgency renders the standard timescales impracticable. The minimum time limits vary. For procurements under the open procedure, timescales can be reduced to 15 days for receipt of tenders plus the minimum 10 days for the standstill period.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/12/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
02/01/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Genomics England
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/12/2023