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BWC Karotyping and FISH Service PME

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 months, up to 27 months with extensions, starting 11 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for IT and software contracts in this region (from 120 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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

How to bid

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  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 098573-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 101403-2026

About the buyer

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation TrustLast 12 months

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From notice 098573-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 October 2026, last updated 27 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 October 2026.