# Provision of an Integrated Digital Pathology Solution

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust](/buyers/east-lancashire-hospitals-nhs-trust/contract-awards)
- Published: 19 January 2023
- Planned start: 31 March 2023
- Planned end: 30 March 2030
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: a8f68cda-1236-45ca-ab75-34e898a57bea-606949
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e561ad98-12ed-49ef-9ee2-231de199f3c3

## Description

In 2017 NHSi proposed the development of 29 pathology collaboration networks across England\. The four Trusts in the Lancashire & South Cumbria ICS area - Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust \(BTHT\), East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals \(ELTH\), Lancashire Teaching Hospitals \(LTH\) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay \(UHMB\) - comprise the Lancashire and South Cumbria Pathology Collaboration\. In response to the pressures outlined in The National GIRFT Pathology report \(Sept 2021\), Lancashire and South Cumbria Pathology Collaboration are looking to develop and implement a Lancashire and South Cumbria integrated digital pathology solution\. It is anticipated that laboratory implementation will commence Q1 2023\. The programme will deliver digital pathology to 4 laboratories organised into 4 regions\.

## Related contract awards

- [RA236191 - Car park H extension - Preston Hospital](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-96a13ebb-42bd-4e5e-a7d2-f8853bbb0acc): East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- [CA4370 - SBS/16/PC/ZY/8952: External Audit Services mini competition for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-653b177b-f296-4a4e-8b75-9d126117c82f): East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- [Clinical Information Benchmarking Solution](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3539305d-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b): East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a8f68cda-1236-45ca-ab75-34e898a57bea-606949)