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BWC Karotyping and FISH Service PME

Issued by Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · via UK Find a Tender Service

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Published
19 Oct 2026
Value
GBP 0
Reference
C484465
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Social Development & Inclusion
Type
goods

At a glance

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust in United Kingdom has published a request for information in social development & inclusion: “BWC Karotyping and FISH Service PME”. The notice does not state a closing date, so confirm the timetable on the official portal. The stated value is GBP 0. Quote reference C484465 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 4 notices from this buyer since 2026, 3 of them currently open. There are 25 open social development & inclusion notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

Details

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

This notice has closed — what to do next

We hold 4 notices from Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, going back to July 2026 — 3 of them still open. They buy mostly in Healthcare & Pharma, IT & Telecom and Social Development & Inclusion. There are 25 open Social Development & Inclusion tenders in United Kingdom.

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