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BWC Karotyping and FISH Service PME[E13]

Birmingham, United KingdomBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust[E1]

In plain English

What they want: C&S GMS wish to implement an AI-assisted automated karyotyping solution across all sites, with capability to also deliver automated FISH analysis. The requirements documented are vendor agnostic and have been developed to inform the selection and implementation of a karyotyping / FISH solution.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline: Not stated
Published 27 Oct 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation TrustSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Expected deadline: Not stated
Value[E14]: Not stated
Published[E11]: 27 Oct 2026
Procedure: Not stated
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 15 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

C&S GMS wish to implement an AI-assisted automated karyotyping solution across all sites, with capability to also deliver automated FISH analysis. The requirements documented are vendor agnostic and have been developed to inform the selection and implementation of a karyotyping / FISH solution. Requirements C&S GMS have prepared a supporting document to demonstrate the requirements of the karyotyping solution, but in summary the system must: • Deliver automated slide scanning, automated cell selection and capture, and AI-assisted digital karyotyping capability across our laboratories, • Enable integration with existing systems where possible – details of existing systems are in Appendix 1. • Security and Compliance: Meet all relevant data security and privacy regulations. • Allow for centralisation of “wet laboratory” work at 2 sites and distribution of images, allowing distributed analysis and reporting at all 3 sites plus remote working from home. • FISH capability is also required, meeting specified performance expectations for both cell suspensions and FFPE slides including tissue-matching function, and ideally automated scanning. • Data storage and retention capability[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UKG31, United Kingdom.[E6]
ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E7]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E8]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E9]
DetailLot 1 runs from 11 Jan 2027 to 31 Mar 2027, extendable to 31 Mar 2029.[E3]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E10]
UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document 101403-2026

Evidence

14 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
Document 101403-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 48517000 (IT software package).
Document 101403-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Lot 1 runs from 11 Jan 2027 to 31 Mar 2027, extendable to 31 Mar 2029.
“2027-01-11T00:00:00Z to 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00”
Document 101403-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 101403-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“C&S GMS wish to implement an AI-assisted automated karyotyping solution across all sites, with capability to also deliver automated FISH analysis. The requirements documented are vendor agnostic and have been developed to inform the selection and implementation of a karyotyping…”
Document 101403-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: UKG31, United Kingdom.
Document 101403-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 101403-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
“sme: true”
Document 101403-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.
“vcse: true”
Document 101403-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.
“planningUpdate”
Document 101403-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice was published on 27 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-27T10:57:34Z”
Document 101403-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
Find a Tender gives the tender status as planning.
Document 101403-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The notice is titled "BWC Karotyping and FISH Service PME".
Document 101403-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The stated value is GBP 0 excluding VAT.
“0 GBP”
Document 101403-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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